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Top White House officials turn to public appearances with troops as a tense Washington watches
President Donald Trump has expanded his law-enforcement crackdown in Washington, D.C., with top officials visiting National Guard troops at the city's main railroad station.
An activist group called Refuse Fascism led the demonstrators as they marched down Connecticut Avenue to the National Mall, filling the road and blocking traffic. Many were wearing bright orange bandannas and holding signs with slogans, including “Trump Must Go Now” and “No ICE! No National Guard!”
A Trump administration official slammed protestors in Washington, D.C.'s Union Station who called for the city to be "free" after the National Guard's deployment.
Vice President JD Vance and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth visited with National Guard troops at Washington, D.C.'
As Vice President JD Vance staged a lunch to thank the National Guard members that President Donald Trump has deployed to Washington, DC, he was frequently drowned out by protesters.
The VP dismissed the demonstrators as ‘old, primarily white people’ who have ‘never felt danger in their entire lives.’
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.
Protesters in Washington, D.C., pushed back over the weekend against President Donald Trump's growing federal military and law enforcement deployment in the capital.