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She would still be alive if not for Trump.

I didn't even mention the murders in international waters.

"Brutal assault reignites debate over rape. Is it really that bad?"

The death is because of trump. The N.G. would not be there if it wasn't for the Orange Pedophile.

Murdered by trump.

Bidens terrorists

Debate..because an Afghan guy shot two law enforcement officers? Killing one. Must mean debate how the dude got in this country, yes?

The comments here are abysmal. Blaming anyone other than the shooter is stupid. If it wasn’t these two soldiers it would have been someone else. This terrorist shooter never should have been brought into this country.

They are not trained for urban law enforcement because that is not their mission, purpose or function! The assignment was unwarranted, unwanted and probably unconstitutional creating a scenario for disaster/tragedy. Now DJT's political theater exploits the tragedy.

Its illegal for a reason

Praying for the family of the fallen Guardsman and for full healing for the one still fighting for his life. Lord, surround every loved one with Your comfort and cover our service members with Your protection.

😢...and they were illegally and UnConstitutionally deployed by a Criminal Felon is the first and then two shot, one who has died, by an Afghan that felon welcomed with open arms...😡...🙄

She wouldn’t have been shot if we were treating ppl with dignity and not removing their rights. Now instead of mourning the entire situation that begins and ends with our f’d up government, she will become a political pawn.

And they were only in DC because Trump order them there when EVERYONE said there was absolutely no military or legal need for them to be there. Trump is responsible for this.

I guess that means they don’t have to correct their mistake in sending them there illegally and af course they can double and triple down on how many they send

There's no reason for American military troops to be patrolling U.S. cities. Having said that, why did the shooter have a gun & what was his motive? There is absolutely no excuse for violence perpetrated against our military soldiers while they occupy our streets. Shooter must be brought to justice.

Blame Trump, the blood on is hand because : A . There's no legitimate reason for the nation guard to be deployed. B. Trump Admin gave this guy asylum.

Our national guard troops ARE NOT POLICE,

This never would have happened if Trump had any respect for our service personnel and the Constitution. Shame on you, Donald Trump.

The National Guard should never have been in DC Not my opinion only - that’s what the judge said

To add insult to injury, "agent 🍊 " granted the shooter asylum.

It ruled it was illegal but that no enforcement would be made against it. Thus making the entire case pointless.

Yes

Well, one of the first things Drumpf did was put in his own figurehead to run that Department so that ship has sailed already. I heard Ms @skyeperryman.bsky.social of @democracyforward.org describe the new DOJ as Drumpf's "own personal law firm".

Obama killed an American citizen with a drone strike, where was the outrage then

Or if that illegal afghan hadn’t shot them , they’d still be alive

Pete would give those fake Macho answers that appear to make him sound tough. I bet he is closet GAY!!

The dc deployment was ruled illegal about a week before the shooting plenty of time to withdraw the troops

The trump regime is illegal.

Should not have been there, sadly for her and her family. That’s on Donny.

Of course not. It would force them to acknowledge an American hating terrorist slipped through a Biden era program. He traveled to commit this act, and likely would have chosen a different target if the NG wasn’t there. Bluesky is the largest TDS echo chamber there is.

They are not there for public safety, or security, law and order but just as a political signal and threat, following unlawful orders. They get abused for their service, maybe even used in the future to interfer with elections, with freedom itself, they get needlessly put in danger. Impeach the sob

Yo Forbes - stick to economics and business topics.

Why is this a big deal in a country where kids gun down other kids at school and the media goes : thoughts and prayers, shit happens ?

There's no debate... They were deployed illegally and shot as a direct result of trump's racist agenda

Instead of debate, tell your reps in DC what you think about NG deployment in cities. It only takes a few minutes and it doesn't cost any money. We don't need money politics. We just need people to participate. www.nationalfinancialplan.com

and the presidents reaction is to send more unqualified trained soldiers on domestic streets. If they weren't there in the 1st place, because of his lies and political show. This tragedy wouldn't have happened and now, he just repeated this political show. He's old, doesn't learn, doesn't care.

A judge has ruled that the deployment of the Guard to DC is illegal. Those that instituted and aided this illlegal action share in criminal responsibility for the assaults. R.I.P. Sarah Beckstrom

Nah, murder is always on the murderer. ...or are attractive young women who go out into the world "asking for it", maybe "not taking care" if they get raped, too? The presence of those soldiers is wrong, but the murderer can lose zero culpability for that. Sort your thinking out.

There are over 1 million active duty troops and more than double that reserves and nation guard forces.

Which is why his deploying soldier is legal

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has literally no one considered that her choice to follow unlawful orders might have been deliberate and she supported the regime's goals? quite dissimilar to kids just trying to go to church, school, or the mall. is there a reason folks don't want to hold the enlisted to personal accountability?

Indeed. While tragic, it is not uncommon. The only thing that makes this different is the political context. Otherwise, it's just another sad day in the US.

Watching Blueskyers do all sorts of twisting and writhing to do anything other than blame the brutal man that shot and killed an innocent girl really does reveal just how unhinged leftist ideology has become.

^ This! But MSM is soft peddling it.

The National Guard should not have been in DC. There are now two sets of families for whom the Holiday Season will be forever filled with grief and loss. Our young people in the National Guard and Military are not pawns to be used to score political points.

They’re not supposed to be deployed 🙄

Say it again slowly so the people in the back can hear.

Exactly

Believe me we know why but then everyone to their own ideals!!

If your Representative is a magat, they are partly responsible for this woman’s death. If they insisted this regime follow the law, the troops would have been withdrawn.

They should never have been there. I wish the family could sue the rapist.

Remove pedo POTUS the Russian asset since 1987.

and trump effectively put them in the line of fire, unnecessarily

Just think if they'd never been put in harm's way in the first place.

Are we gonna invade Afghanistan? Again I mean.

I personally don't think that the president should unless the state asks for help. When one party has control over the government we don't run properly we need divided government to run properly

It's aways the innocent ones who pay the price for horrific criminal behaviors and decisions. They didn't need to be there. The shooter may have had mental issues but ultimately he is to blame. Sane or not murder is a crime.

That’s very sad. They shouldn’t have been there to begin with.

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Why doesn't the Guard use MP's and AP's?? Using other MOS's is stupid!!

Those troops should not have been there. Not justifying the shooting just pointing out that they were not needed there in the first place.

I am surprised no ICE agents have been shot to date considering their Gestapo terrorizing tactics.

A more accurate headline would have been: Judge declares DC deployment of the national guard UNLAWFUL 5 days prior to the shooting

National Guard does not belong in American cities. There fixed your headline, Forbes.

Regardless, their life should never have been in danger.

You have that right !! She is on Trumpy ! It sounds like the shooter was having some issues, maybe it reminded him of the Taliban at home !

SYBAU

they should have never gone. and then when their occupation was officially declared unlawful (as if that should have been necessary) by a judge on 11/20, they should have left. why Americans are so hesitant to demand personal accountability from members of the armed forces is wild and weird.

Well, true, but murdering them is a bad thing.

This comment should have 100K likes Let's go BlueSky get on it

They were following orders

So the Afghan tear-rist wouldn't have driven from WA state to DC and shoot a random Guardsman if the Guard weren't there? Yah, makes total sense.

Trump will do anything to start a civil war. He will kill more military personnel to maintain power.

They shouldn't fucking be there

The New York times reported that he was CIA. Hhmmnn

This attack is on trump and no one else. He set them up for attack by some crazy nut job. Send them back home and the leave the National Guard alone trump. They are not your puppets to use to harm American citizens. I can't stand that this dirty trump uses people. He doesn't deserve to be President

How many National Guards have died since Jan 7 ‘25? Betcha can’t find it!

As sick as it is, ICE will now broaden their range of colors. Afghani's are a rather wide variety of color, ranging maybe brown to olive? It's going to get so bad for them. So many are seeking asylum here. This is awful.

Which makes me wonder how intimidating they are for the populace. Most of them look like highschool kids in a halloween outfit and not like grizzled soldiers. The shaved head cop in full armor at a protest is far scarier.

If Trump Adm had heeded the judges ruling 5 days prior that deploying the NG to DC was unlawful and he should send the troops back, She'd still be alive. This is could have been avoided

They shouldn’t have been there. It’s your duty to refuse unlawful orders.

Their deployment was found to be ILLEGAL in MULTIPLE WAYS, hence Trumps orders were criminal, resulting in her death. Charge him with Felony Murder & lock his ass up! (Before you defend him, look up how felony murder actually works) Truly innocent people are sitting in prison for FAR LESS!

Getting tough to be a member of the Gestapo.

trump is responsible for the death. The NG was not supposed to be there by court order that was ignored….again

Frump "got it wrong" by deploying National Guard, who have NO law enforcement experience, is not the answer. All cities, counties and states have interagency and state MOU's for mutual aid. Lets get more law enforcement, not military. wtop.com/dc/2025/11/f...

My condolences to the family of Sarah Beckstrom. As a gold star mother, we do not expect to lose our service persons inside our own country! I pray for the recovery of Andrew Wolfe, who is currently "fighting for his life". Reportedly 62 homicides in Washington since May 25, we need Law Enforcement

I'm sure you don't need to hear this from me, but encouraging her to not follow illegal orders will go a long way to protect her from these kinds of incidents. I feel very nervous for any decent military members these days.

This headline is shit

Then w/in hours, an onslaught of MAGA propagandists unleash misinformation & hatred toward yet another scapegoated segment of society to gaslight & distract from a failing, chaotic & reckless regime occupying our WH. All while blaming Biden. They're eating the dogs They're eating the cats.

Trump sent them there to distract from the Trump/Epstein files

All bc of Trump.

The great orange turd who goes by the name of DJT can never wash the blood from his hands. Because of Donald Trump those two fine Guardsmen spilled their blood on the street of Washington D.C. If not for DJT and his idiotic games they would have been at home with their loved ones.

Thank you to all law enforcement for protecting us and protecting our way of life. 🙏

Now it looks like there will be more deaths caused by Trump's showboating & political cosplaying in Venezuela He singlehandedly killed millions under COVID, millions more letting USAID food & drugs rot in warehouses & now turning the military against Americans in cities And Republicans are silent

The tangerine toddler is killing people all over the world and his own people at home.... this is so sad

Not to worry with dopey, drunk Jeanine Pirro prosecuting this case the guy will end up as the ambassador to Iran ! She couldn’t convict an unruly dog in a dog park !!

Kent States of America

If they had stayed home in W Virginia… these stunts by Trump are dangerous and expensive. The poor National Guardsmen are not trained for this. Capitol Police are.

Ultimately, the blood of these National Guard members is on the hands of drunk Pete and shit-bird Trump for their Posse Comitatus Act violation! Now those guys who had protested in the Reflection Pool have a body count to back their push for Impeachment removal and charges, but for the fucking GOP!

She should have been safe at home in West Virginia.

Guess if they’d gone home this wouldn’t have happened.

It's so sad how our military members are being used, harmed and unalived at their home! Disgusting how America has fallen with bad leadership, lawless criminals with power & supporters of others but not for their own citizens

Wondering if the shooter was one of those people who were promised asylum for helping the US, then threatened with deportation because the traitor in chief doesn’t know the meaning of decency and commitment.

Fuck you for being stupid enough to believe they're there to prevent crime.

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