WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 02: Protesters demonstrate near Meridian Hill Park after an event with U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and members of the U.S. National Guardon 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 depart after U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth spoke with them 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: U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth greets members of the U.S. National Guard after an event 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: U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth greets members of the U.S. National Guard after an event 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 bow their heads during a moment of silence as U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth gives remarks 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: U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth greets members of the U.S. National Guard after an event 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: U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth greets members of the U.S. National Guard after an event 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: U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth greets members of the U.S. National Guard after an event 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)