Shouts of 'Free DC' as Vance visits troops deployed in US capital

Washington (AFP) Aug 20, 2025

US Vice President JD Vance's meet-and-greet with troops deployed in Washington was interrupted on Wednesday by repeated shouts of "Free DC," as the National Guard said forces from multiple Republican-led states had arrived in the capital. President Donald Trump ordered the deployment of the National Guard in Washington last week as part of what he has called a crackdown on crime, despite