WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 02: (L-R) Assistant Attorney General for Fraud Enforcement Colin McDonald, U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller arrives for an event with U.S. National Guard members at Meridian Hill Park on July 02, 2026 in Washington, DC. Hegseth and other members of U.S. President Donald Trump's administration visited the park to speak to guard members and to tout the DC Safe And Beautiful Task Force. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 02: Assistant Attorney General for Fraud Enforcement Colin McDonald arrives at Meridian Hill Park ahead of an event with members of the U.S National Guard and U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on July 02, 2026 in Washington, DC. Hegseth and other members of U.S. President Donald Trump's administration visited the park to speak to guard members and to tout the DC Safe And Beautiful Task Force. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 02: Members of the U.S National Guard await the arrival of U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth at Meridian Hill Park on July 02, 2026 in Washington, DC. Hegseth and other members of U.S. President Donald Trump's administration visited the park to speak to guard members and to tout the DC Safe And Beautiful Task Force. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 02: Members of the U.S National Guard get into a formation before the arrival of U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth at Meridian Hill Park on July 02, 2026 in Washington, DC. Hegseth and other members of U.S. President Donald Trump's administration visited the park to speak to guard members and to tout the DC Safe And Beautiful Task Force. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 02: Members of the U.S National Guard await the arrival of U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth at Meridian Hill Park on July 02, 2026 in Washington, DC. Hegseth and other members of U.S. President Donald Trump's administration visited the park to speak to guard members and to tout the DC Safe And Beautiful Task Force. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 02: Members of the U.S National Guard lift their hands in salute during the arrival of U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth at Meridian Hill Park on July 02, 2026 in Washington, DC. Hegseth and other members of U.S. President Donald Trump's administration visited the park to speak to guard members and to tout the DC Safe And Beautiful Task Force. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 02: A protester carries a Palestinian flag near Meridian Hill Park before an event with members of the U.S National Guard and U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on July 02, 2026 in Washington, DC. Hegseth and other members of U.S. President Donald Trump's administration visited the park to speak to guard members and to tout the DC Safe And Beautiful Task Force. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 02: A protester carries a Palestinian flag near Meridian Hill Park before an event with members of the U.S National Guard and U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on July 02, 2026 in Washington, DC. Hegseth and other members of U.S. President Donald Trump's administration visited the park to speak to guard members and to tout the DC Safe And Beautiful Task Force. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)