Vance, Hegseth visit, thank troops in downtown D.C.

  • Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, center, Vice President JD Vance, right, and White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller joined dozens of National Guardsmen for lunch at a Union Station burger eatery to thank the troops for their efforts to increase safety throughout Washington, Aug. 20. See story Page 2A. Photo by Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Alexander Kubitza
    Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, center, Vice President JD Vance, right, and White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller joined dozens of National Guardsmen for lunch at a Union Station burger eatery to thank the troops for their efforts to increase safety throughout Washington, Aug. 20. See story Page 2A. Photo by Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Alexander Kubitza

    Vice President JD Vance and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth joined dozens of National Guardsmen for lunch at a Union Station burger eatery in downtown Washington today, where the senior executive branch leaders thanked the troops for their efforts to increase safety throughout the city.

    Following President Donald J. Trump’s Aug. 11 declaration of a crime emergency in the nation’s capital, about 800 …