Following Wednesday’s shooting of two National Guard troops in Washington , DC, President Donald Trump has responded with a pair of authoritarian measures: flooding the city with hundreds more guard members and pledging a crackdown against Afghan immigrants.

A suspect is in custody after firing at the two guard members outside the White House , which left them in critical condition. The suspect — who was also shot and is now hospitalized — has been identified by law enforcement as 29-year-old Rahmanullah Lakanwal, who relatives say served alongside US troops in Afghanistan during America’s two-decade war. According to senior law enforcement agents, the shooting is being investigated as a potential act of terrorism.

Within hours of the shooting, Defense Secretary Pete Hegset

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