DC Officials Face Protests at National Guard Photo Op | JQJO

Vice President JD Vance, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller faced protests while thanking National Guard troops stationed at Union Station in Washington D.C. Protesters shouted "Free DC" and jeered the officials, who responded by dismissing the demonstrators as "crazy" and "communists." The officials' visit followed President Trump's deployment of the National Guard, with Vance citing safety concerns and homelessness at the station. The incident occurred concurrently with a press conference by D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser.