Overview

• The president used a public dinner at Joe’s Seafood to argue his federalized policing and National Guard deployment have made the capital “a safe zone.”
• Vice President J.D. Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and senior aides joined him for the high‑visibility outing.
• CODEPINK and other demonstrators confronted the group outside with Palestinian flags and chants of “Free DC” and “Free Palestine,” calling Trump “the Hitler of our time.”
• The White House said the month‑old operation in Washington has resulted in nearly 2,200 detentions since the August 7 announcement.
• Trump said he will announce a new city for similar measures very soon, signaling a broader rollout after earlier actions in Los Angeles and now Washington.