{"id":2476978,"date":"2025-08-20T22:32:01","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T02:32:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-jd-vance-and-pete-hegseth-give-booing-heckler-the-exact-response-he-deserves\/"},"modified":"2025-08-20T22:33:18","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T02:33:18","slug":"watch-jd-vance-and-pete-hegseth-give-booing-heckler-the-exact-response-he-deserves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-jd-vance-and-pete-hegseth-give-booing-heckler-the-exact-response-he-deserves\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: JD Vance and Pete Hegseth Give Booing Heckler the Exact Response He Deserves"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-jd-vance-and-pete-hegseth-give-booing-heckler-the-exact-response-he-deserves%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2476978&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>vice President J.D. Vance and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth visited Washington, D.C.&#8217;s Union Station to highlight the Trump administration&#8217;s efforts to improve safety in the city. During the visit, Vance was heckled by protesters but responded firmly, accusing them of opposing law and order. Vance emphasized significant recent reductions in violent crime and robberies due to National Guard efforts and the political will to enforce law and order.<\/p>\n<p>The D.C. Police Union reported notable declines in various crimes, including a 22% drop in violent crime and an 83% decrease in carjacking, following federal intervention in the Metropolitan Police Department. White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller criticized protesters as outsiders disconnected from the city, vowing to protect Washington, D.C. from chaos. Vance called on the city to be freed from lawlessness, criticizing protesters for opposing policies that aim to keep residents safe, especially in a city with one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-larry-hogan-aligned-group-launches-new-refund-police-ad-campaign-against-democrat-pushback\/\" title=\"EXCLUSIVE: Larry Hogan-Aligned Group Launches New \u2018Refund Police\u2019 Ad Campaign Against Democrat Pushback\">highest murder rates<\/a> worldwide<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<div id=\"ld-4686-3758\"><\/div>\n<p><script>(function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:14832835450050406,size:[0, 0],id:\"ld-4686-3758\"});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src=\"https:\/\/cdn2.decide.dev\/_js\/ajs.js\";j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,\"script\",\"ld-ajs\");<\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Vice President J.D. Vance gave a perfect response to a heckler Wednesday at Washington, D.C.&rsquo;s Union Station, where he and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth stopped by to highlight the Trump administration&rsquo;s push to make the capital city safer.<\/p>\n<p>A heckler could be heard screaming, &ldquo;Boo!&rdquo; at Vance and Hegseth as they were leaving the station following a lunch at the Shake Shack restaurant inside the building with members of the National Guard.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is the guy who thinks people don&rsquo;t deserve law and order in their own community,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/look-lib-tries-embarrass-vance-pic-comparing-newsom-kids-internet-sends-avalanche-humiliating-newsom-pics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vance<\/a> responded, pointing toward the protester.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">CNN&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AlejandraJMillo?\">@AlejandraJMillo<\/a> video of Vance being boo&rsquo;ed as he leaves Shake Shake at Union Station:<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is the guy who thinks people don&rsquo;t deserve law and order in their own community,&rdquo; Vance says. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5vK2Z2kXEP\">pic.twitter.com\/5vK2Z2kXEP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kit Maher (@KitMaherCNN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KitMaherCNN\/status\/1958219393504022613?\">August 20, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Earlier, Vance, Hegseth, and White House deputy chief of staff <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/winning-stephen-miller-delivers-eye-popping-update-self-deportation-numbers-expect-next\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stephen Miller<\/a> made some brief comments to members of the media as protesters could be heard yelling in the background.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If you look at what&rsquo;s happened in Washington, D.C., in just the past nine days, we&rsquo;ve seen a 35 percent reduction in violent crime. We&rsquo;ve seen over a 50 percent reduction in robberies. We are seeing really substantial effects because these guys are busting their ass,&rdquo; Vance said, pointing to members of the National Guard standing behind him.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You can actually bring law and order to communities. You&rsquo;ve just gotta have to have the political willpower to do it,&rdquo; he argued.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Oy25k_PdniA?si=6UJBjaWymqZhsrHe&amp;start=575\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/dc-police-union-announces-immediate-impact-trumps-national-guard-deployment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">D.C. Police Union<\/a> posted on social media Monday that crime is down significantly since President Donald Trump announced a takeover of the Metropolitan Police Department for at least 30 days.<\/p>\n<p>The post indicated that violent crime was down 22 percent, carjackings 83 percent, and robberies 46 percent.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">DC crime since the announcement of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dc-police-union-announces-the-immediate-impact-of-trumps-national-guard-deployment\/\" title=\"... Announces the Immediate Impact of Trump...s ... Deployment\">federal control versus<\/a> the 7 days prior:<\/p>\n<p>Robbery &#11015;&#65039;46%<br \/> ADW &#11015;&#65039;6%<br \/> Carjacking &#11015;&#65039;83%<br \/> Car Theft &#11015;&#65039;21%<br \/> Violent Crime &#11015;&#65039;22%<br \/> Property Crime &#11015;&#65039;6%<br \/> All Crimes&#11015;&#65039;8%<\/p>\n<p>While federal assistance gives us a boost, we must repeal the misguided Comprehensive&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; DC Police Union (@DCPoliceUnion) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DCPoliceUnion\/status\/1957435067258577173?\">August 18, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Referring to the protesters, Miller said, &ldquo;The voices that you hear out there, those crazy communists, they have no roots. They have no connection to the city. They have no families they are raising in this city.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are not going to let the communists destroy a great American city, let alone the nation&rsquo;s capital,&rdquo; he continued.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re going to ignore these <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/stephen-miller-blasts-stupid-white-hippies-during-union-station-visit-with-vance-and-hegseth\/\" title=\"Stephen ... blasts ...stupid white hippies... during ... visit with ... and ...\">stupid white hippies<\/a>,&rdquo; Miller said, pointing out that, &ldquo;By the way, most of the citizens who live in Washington, D.C. are black.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Vice President JD Vance grabs lunch with troops at Shake Shack in Union Station. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZMXBELTRlC\">pic.twitter.com\/ZMXBELTRlC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fox News (@FoxNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FoxNews\/status\/1958265626683699661?\">August 20, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Vance further commented, &ldquo;We hear these people outside screaming, &lsquo;Free D.C.&rsquo; Let&rsquo;s free D.C. from lawlessness. Let&rsquo;s free Washington, D.C., from one of the highest murder rates in the entire world &hellip;That&rsquo;s what we&rsquo;re trying to free D.C. from.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He added, &ldquo;It&rsquo;s kind of bizarre that we have a bunch of old, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/seattle-equity-movement-disturbed-by-abundance-of-white-legal-pot-dealers\/\" title=\"Seattle Equity Movement Disturbed by Abundance of White Legal Pot Dealers\">primarily white people<\/a> who are out there protesting the policies that keep people safe, when they&rsquo;ve never felt danger in their entire lives.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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