The vice president and defense secretary met with National Guard troops at Union Station, while protesters booed at the two leaders and chanted “free D.C.”

Veep was joined by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Stephen Miller, who promised additional resources to DC crime crackdown while calling protesters ‘stupid white hippies’

A visit to National Guard members patrolling Union Station in downtown Washington D.C. by Vice President JD Vance and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was met by protestors.

Fox News correspondent David Spunt has the latest on Vice President JD Vance and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's visit with National Guard troops in Washington, D.C. on 'America Reports.'

An estimated 1,900 troops are being deployed in D.C. with more than half are coming from GOP-led states responding to the Trump admin.

Watch as JD Vance and Pete Hegseth deliver Shake Shack burgers to National Guard deployed in Washington DC. Footage taken on Wednesday (20 August) at Washington DC's Union Station shows Vance handing out burgers to troops as he applauds them for “doing a hell of a job”.

Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and White House Deputy Stephen Miller spoke to the National Guard in DC on Wednesday.

US Vice President JD Vance, Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth and White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller have met with National Guard troops in Washington DC. The Vice President handed out Shake Shack burgers to troops deployed last week by US President Donald Trump as a thank you.

The president has direct control over DC’s National Guard, unlike every other unit, which is under the authority of state governors.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth explains what is ‘front and center’ in President Donald Trump’s quest to make Washington, D.C. safe on 'The Ingraham Angle.'