Vice President JD Vance and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth were booed and heckled loudly during a Wednesday afternoon trip to the Union Station Shake Shack in Washington, D.C.According to multiple news reports,

WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and a trio of senior department officials with ties to the National Guard paid a visit to roughly 300 mobilized National Guardsmen at the D.C. Armory in Washington Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025. The four leaders thanked the Soldiers and airmen for their efforts to increase safety throughout the city.