BREAKING: Trump & Hegseth SURGE 500 More Troops Into DC After Targeted Attack on Guardsmen

In response to the horrific shooting that took place in our nation’s capital today, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth is now surging hundreds more troops into D.C.

Secretary Hegseth just announced that he will be sending in 500 more National Guardsmen, at the request of President Trump.

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🚨 BREAKING: President Trump and Pete Hegseth SURGE ANOTHER 500 TROOPS into Washington DC as a result of the shooting,

GOOD! Lock it DOWN.

"POTUS has asked me [to] add 500 additional National Guardsmen to Washington DC."

"Someone decided to TARGET National Guardsmen. That will… pic.twitter.com/p2HzqVLMJd

— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) November 26, 2025

🚨 BREAKING: President Trump and Pete Hegseth SURGE ANOTHER 500 TROOPS into Washington DC as a result of the shooting,

GOOD! Lock it DOWN.

“POTUS has asked me [to] add 500 additional National Guardsmen to Washington DC.”

“Someone decided to TARGET National Guardsmen. That will only STIFFEN our resolve.”

“We will never back down. We will secure our capital, we WILL secure our cities.”

What happened today — not far from the White House itself — was terrible and tragic.

This response is absolutely warranted.

Stand firm and strong. Violence like this will not be tolerated.

In addition to sending in more troops, the Trump administration has filed an emergency motion to extent the National Guard’s stay in D.C.

CBS News has more details on that:

The federal government asked an appellate court on Wednesday to halt last week’s ruling that found the National Guard’s deployment to the streets of D.C. is likely unlawful.

The emergency motion did not mention Wednesday’s shooting of two Guard members in D.C. or cite it as part of its reasoning.

The Trump administration had requested a stay of the lower court’s ruling by Dec. 4, either halting it on a temporary basis or while an appeal of the ruling makes its way through the court system.

Last week, U.S. District Judge Jia Cobb found that President Trump lacked the power to deploy the D.C. Guard for “non-military, crime-deterrence missions in the absence of a request from the city’s civil authorities.” She also found that the deployment of Guard forces from other states wasn’t legally authorized. The judge paused her ruling for 21 days pending an appeal.

In Wednesday’s filing, the administration argued the monthslong deployment is “plainly lawful,” noting that Mr. Trump is commander-in-chief of the D.C. Guard and pointing to federal and local laws that the administration says justify the deployment.

“This is a wholly unjustified incursion into the territory of both the President and Congress,” the motion states. “And in the name of vindicating local interests, it threatens to derail a remarkably successful mission that, with the participation and collaboration of D.C. authorities, including the D.C. Mayor, has reduced crime and improved life in our Nation’s capital.”

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