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J. D. Vance: “If you've ever been to Union Station in the last few years…”

Featuring: J. D. Vance, Republican | Vice President of the United States | National

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Watch Full: JD Vance and Pete Hegseth heckled during DC National Guard visit in Union Station

Published | Video Starts at 06:49

Few questions, Mr. Vice President. Why are troops stationed here at Union Station on the National Mall instead of areas in D.C. where crime is statistically highest? Well, If you've ever been to Union Station in the last few years with your family, you know that crime is actually extremely high right here in Union Station. You have vagrants, you have drug addicts, you have the chronically homeless. You have the mentally ill who harass, who threaten violence, who attack families, and they've done it for far too long. (06:49–06:57)

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Asserts that crime has been extremely high at Union Station in recent years.

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