{"id":2515034,"date":"2025-11-26T21:03:01","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T02:03:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/we-will-never-back-down-trump-hegseth-refuse-to-yield-after-national-guardsmen-shot-sending-500-more-troops-to-dc\/"},"modified":"2025-11-26T21:03:59","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T02:03:59","slug":"we-will-never-back-down-trump-hegseth-refuse-to-yield-after-national-guardsmen-shot-sending-500-more-troops-to-dc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/we-will-never-back-down-trump-hegseth-refuse-to-yield-after-national-guardsmen-shot-sending-500-more-troops-to-dc\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;We Will Never Back Down&#8217;: Trump, Hegseth Refuse to Yield After National Guardsmen Shot, Sending 500 More Troops to DC"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">40<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwe-will-never-back-down-trump-hegseth-refuse-to-yield-after-national-guardsmen-shot-sending-500-more-troops-to-dc%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2515034&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Secretary of War Pete Hegseth responded strongly following the shooting of two National Guardsmen in Washington, D.C.During a trip to the Dominican Republic, he revealed that President donald Trump instructed him to deploy an additional 500 National guardsmen to the capital, reinforcing the approximately 2,000 troops already assisting with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/like-something-out-of-black-mirror-how-an-australian-town-became-a-smart-city-overnight\/\" title=\"\u2018Like Something Out Of Black Mirror\u2019: How An Australian Town Became A \u2018Smart-City\u2019 Overnight\">crime prevention<\/a> there since August. Hegseth emphasized that this incident woudl only strengthen their determination to keep washington safe, highlighting the historic drop in crime and rise in security under current efforts. The shooting was described by officials as a targeted ambush carried out by a lone gunman, who was wounded and taken into custody. The condition of the two Guardsmen was initially reported as critical, with conflicting facts about their possible deaths later emerging. Hegseth called for prayers for the Guardsmen and pledged to follow through on the PresidentS orders to increase security in the city.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Secretary of War Pete Hegseth came out firing Wednesday in the wake of the shooting of two National Guardsmen in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n<p>Addressing reporters while on a trip to the Dominican Republic, Hegseth said that after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-two-west-virginia-national-guardsmen-killed-washington-d-c-shooting-suspect-custody\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the shooting<\/a>, President Donald Trump had asked him to increase the number of Guardsmen in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-gives-cities-more-power-to-ban-homeless-camps-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Supreme Court gives cities more power to ban homeless camps - ... Examiner\">nation&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s capital, where the Guard has been <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >assisting crime prevention<\/a> since August.<\/p>\n<p>And Hegseth didn&rsquo;t mince words about following through.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING: President Trump and Pete Hegseth SURGE ANOTHER 500 TROOPS into Washington DC as a result of the shooting,<\/p>\n<p>GOOD! Lock it DOWN.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;POTUS has asked me [to] add 500 additional National Guardsmen to Washington DC.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Someone decided to TARGET National Guardsmen. That will&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/p2HzqVLMJd\">pic.twitter.com\/p2HzqVLMJd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EricLDaugh\/status\/1993792879173795975?\">November 26, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This will only stiffen our resolve to ensure that we make Washington, D.C., safe and beautiful. The drop in crime has been historic. The increase in safety and security has been historic,&rdquo; Hegseth said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;But if criminals want to conduct things like this, violence against America&rsquo;s best, we will never back down. President Trump will never back down. That&rsquo;s why the American people elected him.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Hegseth had just come out of a meeting with Dominican officials, where he&rsquo;d been informed of the shooting, <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/policy\/defense\/5624283-hegseth-500-guard-increase-after-shooting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Hill<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>The condition of the two Guardsmen was unclear Wednesday. Patrick Morrisey, the governor of the guardmen&rsquo;s home state of West Virginia, announced on Wednesday that the two had died, but later announced that he&rsquo;d received conflicing information, <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/national-guard-shooting-dc-c5785dd8920d2d1ac7d71fab769faf5f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Associated Press<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>At the time Hegseth spoke, he said only that the two Guardsmen were in critical condition.<\/p>\n<p>He said Trump had asked him to send another 500 Guard troops to D.C., to reinforce the approximately <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/11\/26\/us\/politics\/national-guard-dc-deployment.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2,000 Guardsmen<\/a> from around the country who are currently in the capital.<\/p>\n<p>He said he will in turn ask Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll to make that happen.<\/p>\n<p>Hegseth also made a point of asking Americans to pray for the Guard.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I mentioned the faith [of] this country, the Christian faith, the prayers,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;I would ask for prayers for our National Guardsmen.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Details of the early shooting are not fully fleshed out. The gunman who fired on the two Guardsmen was wounded in an exchange of gunfire and is being treated while in custody.<\/p>\n<p>However, at an evening news conference, D.C. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/dems-livid-mayor-bowser-slip-admits-trumps-policies-working\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mayor Muriel Bowser<\/a> said it was a &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-fbi-deemed-2017-targeted-shooting-of-republicans-at-baseball-field-a-suicide-attempt-not-domestic-terrorism-scalise-responds\/\" title=\"Report: FBI Deemed 2017 Targeted ... Of Republicans At Baseball Field A Suicide Attempt, Not Domestic Terrorism. Scalise Responds.\u00a0\">targeted shooting<\/a>,&rdquo; according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/national-guard-member-shot-near-200757245.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">USA Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Jeffery Caroll, executive assistant chief of the Metropolitan Police Department, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/beyond-sick-ms-now-journalist-suggests-ice-arrests-blame-national-guard-shootings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">called it an ambush<\/a>, USA Today reported.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;At this point, we have no other suspects,&rdquo; Carroll said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It appears to be a lone gunman that raised the firearm and ambushed these members of the National Guard and was quickly taken into custody by other National Guard members and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/los-angeles-da-hires-anti-cop-activist-for-top-prosecutor-job\/\" title=\"Los Angeles DA Hires Anti-Cop Activist for Top Prosecutor Job\">law enforcement members<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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