Vance, who was tasked with handing out Shake Shack burgers to military personnel at Union Station in the country's capital, appeared to ignore boos from protesters.

The protesters jeered Vance, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller as they visited Union Station, blocks from the U.S. Capitol, to thank the troops at a Shake Shack where they bought lunch for the guard members.

An estimated 1,900 troops are being deployed in D.C. More than half are coming from Republican-led states. Besides Union Station, they've mostly been spotted around downtown areas, including the National Mall and Metro stops.

The VP dismissed the demonstrators as ‘old, primarily white people’ who have ‘never felt danger in their entire lives.’

An estimated 1,900 troops are being deployed in D.C. with more than half are coming from GOP-led states responding to the Trump admin.

U.S. Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth visited Union Station on Wednesday to speak with National Guard members who have been positioned at the station and were greeted by protesters.