Vice President JD Vance and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth were booed and heckled loudly during a Wednesday afternoon trip to the Union Station Shake Shack in Washington, D.C.According to multiple news reports,

An estimated 1,900 troops are being deployed in D.C. More than half are coming from Republican-led states. Besides Union Station, they've mostly been spotted around downtown areas, including the National Mall and Metro stops.

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.”