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Stephen Miller Insults Protesters During Union Station Visit as Officials Defend D.C. Policing Takeover

Vance cited Justice Department and FBI crime data to justify adding resources to the federal operation.

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VP JD Vance greets a member of the National Guard, at Union Station in Washington, D.C.
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Overview

  • At Washington’s Union Station Shake Shack, Miller appeared with Vice President J.D. Vance and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to visit National Guard troops.
  • Miller dismissed demonstrators outside as “crazy communists” and “stupid white hippies,” saying they were not part of the city.
  • He said the team may “add thousands more resources” to remove criminals and gang members from Washington, D.C.
  • Protesters gathered to oppose the federal control of Metro police and the National Guard deployment ordered by President Trump.
  • Pressed by a reporter, Vance pointed to DOJ and FBI statistics and urged observers to “just look around” to gauge the capital’s crime problem.