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.

Vance and Hegseth, joined by White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, were at the transit hub to meet with members of the National Guard deployed to the nation’s capital by President Donald Trump. Trump took control of the city’s police force and deployed the guard to combat what he called “out of control crime” in D.C.

The two met guardsmen at the fast-food restaurant Shake Shack in the station, covering the troops’ lunch. Upon leaving the chain restaurant, Vance and Hegseth faced a chorus of disapproval from angry citizens at the station, in videos shared to

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