Trump extends White House invitation to parents of the two National Guard members who were ambushed

President Trump has extended White House invitation to parents of the two National Guard members who were ambushed last week near the White House. 

U.S. Army Spc. Sarah Beckstrom died after she and her colleague, U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, were shot on Wednesday in Washington, D.C., according to the Associated Press. Wolfe remains hospitalized in critical condition.

Trump said on Sunday that he spoke to Beckstrom's parents, and they were “devastated.”

“I said, ‘When you’re ready, because that’s a tough thing, come to the White House. We’re going to honor Sarah,” Trump told reporters. “And likewise with Andrew, recover or not.”

Beckstrom, 20, and Wolfe, 24, were deployed to the nation's capital as part of Trump’s crackdown on crime in the city.

A 29-year-old Afghan national has been charged with one count of first-degree murder and two counts of assault with intent to kill while armed in the shooting. The Trump administration has since halted all asylum decisions and paused issuing visas for people traveling on Afghan passports.