D.C. National Guard vehicle crashed into a civilian car on Capitol Hill Wednesday morning, injuring one person amid Trump's crime crackdown deployment.

President Donald Trump on Thursday visited law enforcement and National Guard troops in Washington Thursday evening, praising them for their role in his crime crackdown and saying he'll seek congressional funding for his DC intervention and beautification plans.

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.

Ark., commends President Donald Trump possibly joining Washington, D.C., police on patrol and defends the National Guard's 'entirely appropriate role' on 'The Story.'

The VP dismissed the demonstrators as ‘old, primarily white people’ who have ‘never felt danger in their entire lives.’

President Trump signaled Chicago could be the next city to see federal law enforcement or National Guard troops deployed to fight violent crime. Why it matters: The language Trump used Friday is the strongest indication yet that the federal government is planning to deploy troops to one of the country's biggest cities.