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)