Jd Vance, National Guard and Pete Hegseth
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Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth received a frosty reception in Washington, D.C.’s Union Station on Wednesday, shortly after the Trump administration launched a federal takeover of the capital.
As three of the most powerful men in the world attempted to seize yet another media moment broadcasting the White House’s crackdown on crime in Washington, protesters in the station drowned them out.
Vice President JD Vance says National Guard troops are making substantial progress tackling crime in Washington, D.C., and suggests their mission may extend beyond 30 days.
JD Vance had made an unscheduled stop at the Shake Shack to hand out hamburgers to National Guard troops stationed in the city.
Trump administration officials led by JD Vance fired back at protests targeting the federal takeover of D.C. during a wild scene at Union Station.