As protesters chanted nearby, U.S. Vice President JD Vance, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller visited National Guardsmen in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday.

The Trump administration has deployed an overwhelming show of force in the nation's capital in response to a supposed “crime emergency.”

JD Vance serves burgers to troops, praising their efforts amid chants of ‘free DC’ from protesters at Union Station.