An estimated 1,900 troops are being deployed in D.C. More than half are coming from Republican-led states. Besides Union Station, they've mostly been spotted around downtown areas, including the National Mall and Metro stops.

As protesters chanted nearby, U.S. Vice President JD Vance, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller visited National Guardsmen in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday.

The California governor and his team mocked the vice president over his appearance at a White House "showdown" on Ukraine.

California Governor Gavin Newsom has doubled down on his new nickname for Vice President JD Vance —"Just Dance Vance." Newsom's team posted a meme of Vance's face on the body of Australian break-dancer Rachael "Raygun" Gunn, who went viral when she scored zero points in the 2024 Olympic breakdancing competition.

Vance continued: “This idea that Gavin Newsom is somehow gonna mimic Donald Trump’s style ― I think that ignores the fundamental genius of President Trump’s political success, which is that he’s authentic,” he said. “Don’t be a crazy person, be authentic.”

Vice President JD Vance was branded a “condescending prick” and more this week over the way he claimed to have welcomed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy into the Oval Office on Monday. Zelenskyy,

JD Vance in February demanded that the Ukrainian president say 'thank you' to him and Trump for America's involvement in the war with Russia