However, although this decision was made to ensure security, critics emphasize that Trump's action is seen as intimidation for the residents of the capital, which is a Democratic stronghold.
Local authorities stated that the crime rate has decreased over the last two years, even falling to a 30-year low, and opposed the deployment of the guard.
At the same time, Vice President JD Vance and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth were met with hatred at the Washington station.