Overview
- At a police site in Anacostia, Trump told assembled forces they would stay "a long time" and said he wants the city "perfect" after earlier vowing to patrol with police and the National Guard.
- Authorities say about 630 arrests have been made since the deployment, including 251 arrests of undocumented migrants, and report 86 illegal weapons seized.
- The security footprint now exceeds 2,000 Guard personnel with reinforcements from Ohio, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee and West Virginia augmenting D.C.’s contingent.
- Vice President J.D. Vance, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and adviser Stephen Miller were loudly booed during a Union Station troop visit as protesters rallied under the "Free D.C." banner.
- D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser cites police data showing recent crime declines and opposes the federal move, while local reports note nightlife slowdowns and incidents such as a Guard Humvee colliding with a civilian car and a protester charged for throwing a sandwich.