President Trump said Sunday he plans to "honor" two West Virginia National Guard members who were shot in an ambush-style attack in Washington, D.C., last week.
What he's saying: Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One en route to the White House that he'd invited the parents of 20-year-old Spc. Sarah Beckstrom, who died of her injuries, to the White House.
- "I said, 'When you're ready,' because that's a tough thing, 'come to the White House; we're going to honor Sarah,'" the president said.
- "And likewise with Andrew, recover or not," Trump said of Beckstrom's 24-year-old colleague, Andrew Wolfe, who was critically injured in the attack.
The big picture: Communities in West Virginia have in recent days been honoring the National Guard members, with state Gov. Patrick Morrisey issuing a proclamation requesting West Virginians to "observe a statewide moment of silence or prayer" on Friday.
- Morrisey told Fox News on Sunday that he had visited Wolfe in the hospital a day earlier and he "is still in critical condition, he's fighting for his life."
- The suspect in the shooting near the White House faces charges including one count of first-degree murder.
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