The White House offered a livestream of Trump’s Thursday evening appearance, and on Wednesday, Vice President JD Vance and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth made a surprise visit to Union Station, D.C.’s busy transit hub, to thank members of the National Guard over Shake Shack burgers.

President Trump sent a warning to Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) early Friday, threatening to extend the federal takeover of local police in the nation’s capital and citing “inaccurate” crime reporting data.

President Donald Trump threatened on social media to fully "takeover" Washington, D.C., accusing Mayor Muriel Bowser of disseminating "inaccurate crime figures."