Bondi describes wounded National Guardsman as a 'miracle,' says 'he's able to open both eyes'

The National Guardsman who is warring for his beingness aft being changeable past week successful Washington, D.C., is simply a "miracle" who is present "able to unfastened some eyes," Attorney General Pam Bondi told "Fox & Friends" connected Friday.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, 24, remains hospitalized aft being wounded successful the Nov. 26 shooting conscionable blocks distant from the White House. Another National Guardsman, Spc. Sarah Beckstrom, 20, was killed.

"Please proceed to commune for Andy. I saw Andy, I've met with his mom. I talked to his ma constantly, Melody. His dad, Jason. He has a sister, a brother, an eight-month-old niece. They're each successful the infirmary with him," Bondi said Friday.

"He's a miracle. From time one, his mother, Melody said, ‘My lad is going to live. My lad is going to beryllium 100%.’ And I tin accidental this due to the fact that the parents fto me. I was determination erstwhile the doctors each came successful the country aft they had done an angiogram. He has nary humor clots. He's a miracle. And present he's capable to unfastened some eyes," Bondi added.

FBI INVESTIGATES POSSIBLE TIES OF NATIONAL GUARD SHOOTER TO SHADOWY GROUP, A ‘CATALYST’ FOR JIHAD

A makeshift memorial for U.S. Army Spc. Sarah Beckstrom and U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe is seen extracurricular of Farragut West Station, adjacent the tract wherever the 2 National Guard members were shot, Monday, Dec. 1, 2025, successful Washington.  (AP; US Attorney's Office)

The lawyer wide said Wolfe has suffered "severe injuries," and, "he's got a agelong roadworthy up of him, but we are praying that helium makes a afloat recovery."

The suspected shooter is Rahmanullah Lakanwal, a 29-year-old Afghan national. He faces charges of first-degree execution and 2 counts of battle with intent to termination portion armed. 

Bondi has said the Department of Justice intends to question the decease penalty.

TRUMP SAYS WOUNDED NATIONAL GUARDSMAN'S MOTHER HAS INSISTED TO HIM THAT HER SON WILL SURVIVE SHOOTING

Two National Guard soldiers were changeable connected Nov. 26, 2025, blocks from the White House successful Washington, D.C. Alleged gunman Rahmanullah Lakanwal has been charged with first-degree murder. (AP Photo/Anthony Peltier;  Provided by Department of Justice)

"This was idiosyncratic that the Biden administration, the monster, fto into our country, fto him locomotion into this state with small oregon nary vetting, conscionable similar each these Somalis that Obama did who are committing crimes passim our country," Bondi said Friday astir the suspect. "And nether Donald Trump, it's going to stop. We're going to find them, we're going to prosecute them, and they volition beryllium deported arsenic well."

People stitchery for a vigil successful grant of National Guard subordinate Sarah Beckstrom successful Webster Springs, W.Va., connected Friday, Nov. 28, 2025.  (Kathleen Batten/AP)

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President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Wolfe was a "young antheral who's warring for his life."

Fox News Digital's Stephen Sorace and Alexandra Koch contributed to this report.