President Trump told conservative radio host Todd Starnes on Thursday he plans on tagging along with DC police and National Guard members as they patrol the capital this evening.
“I’m going to be going out tonight, I think with the police and with the military, of course,” the president said. “So we’re going to do a job — the National Guard is great, they’ve done a fantastic job.”
The White House did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Thursday marked 10 days since Trump federalized the Metropolitan Police Department and called out the National Guard in response to a series of high-profile crimes in the district.
JUST IN: President Trump tells me that he’s going out on patrol tonight with DC law enforcement and the military. Listen to my full interview with the president at 12P ET on The Todd Starnes Show. Listen on more than 170 radio stations or https://t.co/C4rDVyY4gT or on our social…
— toddstarnes (@toddstarnes) August 21, 2025
Yesterday, Vice President JD Vance and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth treated National Guard members to lunch at DC’s Union Station.
