Wednesday Headlines： November 26, 2025
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Summary
Two members of the National Guard were shot and critically wounded in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday afternoon as they were on high-visibility patrols in the area of Pennsylvania Avenue and Pennsylvania Street in the nation's capital. A suspect is in custody and the National Guardsmen are being treated in the hospital in critical condition. President Trump has expressed his support for the brave men and women who responded to the shooting and called for more National Guard troops to be deployed to the area.
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Hello, everybody. I'm John Fawcett with this Great America Show midday update for Wednesday,
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November 26th. Happy Wednesday, folks, and happy Thanksgiving Eve. Today, tragically,
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around 2.15 in the afternoon Eastern time, two members of the National Guard were performing
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high visibility patrols in Washington, D.C., before a suspect appeared to raise his arms
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with a firearm and discharged at the National Guardsmen, according to the Executive Assistant
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Chief of Metro Police for Washington, D.C. At a press conference earlier today, he said
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after some back and forth, the guardsmen were able to subdue the individual and bring them into
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custody. D.C. Fire and Emergency Medical Services responded to the scene. They brought those two
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men to the hospital. It was first being reported that they had passed away. It's now being corrected
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that they are in critical condition in the hospital. We're praying for a speedy recovery and that these
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folks pull through the blood on the hands of the Marxist Democrats who have made these guardsmen
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and people of the military and their police, these people's lives, just absolutely miserable and
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horrible by putting targets on their back each and every day that these folks go to work.
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It shouldn't be this way, folks. But the Marxist Democrats are unrelenting in their hatred for
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this country. Now, the Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, had these few words to say after hearing about
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the attack. Myself and my team were notified that two National Guardsmen have been shot
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in Washington, D.C., critically wounded. The shooter shot in a cowardly, dastardly act targeting
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the best of America. Heroes willing to serve in Washington, D.C., serve for people they don't know
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and they've never met because they love their country and their capital and their community.
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They were willing to do dangerous things others were not because they love their fellow Americans.
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Someone decided to turn that into targeting National Guardsmen. That will only stiffen our resolve.
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We will never back down. We will secure our capital. We will secure our cities. In fact, this happened just
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steps away from the White House. It will not stand. And that's why President Trump has asked me and I will
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ask the Secretary of the Army to the National Guard to add 500 additional troops, National Guardsmen to
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Washington, D.C. This will only stiffen our resolve to ensure that we make Washington, D.C. safe and beautiful.
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The drop in crime has been historic. The increase in safety and security has been historic.
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But if criminals want to conduct things like this, violence against America's best,
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we will never back down. President Trump will never back down. That's why the American people elected him.
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America and our warriors, our National Guardsmen are strong. And so we're following this very closely.
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We're getting information rapidly. And I mentioned the faith of this country, the Christian faith,
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the prayers. I would ask for prayers for our National Guardsmen. Appeals to heaven for our National Guardsmen,
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for their families on bended knee as a war department, as a nation. We will never back down.
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And that was, as I said, Secretary of Warp, Pete Hegseth earlier today. President Trump
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putting a Truth Social post out saying, quote, the animal that shot the two National Guardsmen,
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both being critically wounded, are now in two separate hospitals, is also very severely wounded.
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But regardless, will pay a very steep price. God bless our great National Guard and all of our
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military and law enforcement. These are truly great people. I, as President of the United States,
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and everyone associated with the office of the presidency am with you. And that's the exact
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message that you do send to these folks who, for years, selflessly serving this country just to be
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targeted by the Marxist Dems. It's reprehensible and it's disgusting. And of course, folks, if you turn
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to Twitter, Chuck Schumer and the rest of his Marxist Dems with the blood on their hands, offering their
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words of support. But they're the ones, folks, who have put these people in this situation. Make no mistake
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about it. Turning now to some news today out of some good news today out of the great state of
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Georgia. The new Georgia prosecutor who was choosing to replace Fannie Willis in her lawfare
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RICO case against President Trump has dropped the case. In August of 2023, Fannie Willis indicted
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President Trump and 18 co-defendants for daring challenge the 2020 election. Willis hit President
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Trump in the co-defense with RICO charges and other charges. Nathan Wade, who was her boyfriend,
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was paid more than $600,000 as a special prosecutor while wining and dining, of course, with Fannie Willis.
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So the case now, folks, is over. The Marxist Dems once again lose. They are losers. Folks,
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please be sure to join us each and every day for The Great America Show. And if you missed today's show
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or tomorrow's show or whatever we want, I wish you a happy Thanksgiving. We're thankful for you guys
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we're not able to come out and put on this show. So we truly and greatly appreciate every day that
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you guys tune in. Even if you miss the show every now and then, we'll forgive you. I'm John Fossett
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with this Midday Update. If we don't see you folks, have a great, happy, blessed, and wonderful Thanksgiving.