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mahatmakanejeeves

(67,722 posts) Sat Nov 29, 2025, 02:51 PM Saturday

National Guard victim's ex-boyfriend says she described limits of DC deployment as 'pointless' [View all]

Source: CNN

National Guard victim's ex-boyfriend says she described limits of DC deployment as 'pointless'

Adam Carr, the former boyfriend of US Army Spc. Sarah Beckstrom — the National Guard member killed in an ambush-style attack in Washington, DC — spoke to CNN’s Gabe Cohen about her deployment to DC.

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Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/29/us/video/national-guard-sarah-beckstrom-boyfriend-digvid

Read that closely. The limits, not the deployment.

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National Guard victim's ex-boyfriend says she described limits of DC deployment as 'pointless' [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Saturday OP

Sounds like she wanted combat. Haggard Celine Saturday #1

The US military is not supposed to be doing street fighting combat on American soil. Irish_Dem Saturday #2

It's illegal, but I wonder if the SCOTUS will Haggard Celine Saturday #4

US Supreme Court works for the Putin/Trump Crime Syndicate. Irish_Dem Saturday #5

Well, she certainly got that. paleotn Saturday #8

if that is what she thought, they both sound shockingly and frighteningly ignorant SaydiTom Saturday #3

Mindset graycampervan Saturday #6

Could it be because West Virginia is ranked last in education? Gimpyknee Saturday #9

This message was self-deleted by its author Omaha Steve Saturday #7

Traitor PEDO's Fault Sarah Beckstrom Cha Saturday #10

West Virginia: 2nd highest Trump net approval rating. So she was surrounded by toxic people progree Saturday #11

Not sure the boyfriend speaks for her but his account sounds authentic. hay rick Saturday #12

And this is exactly why the military should not be used for political theater Betty Boom Saturday #13

The point of her sacrifice, was for Trump's political partisan politics. Emile Sunday #14

Sounds like she was a hard-core MAGAt. Martin68 Sunday #15