WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 02: Members of the U.S National Guard depart after U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth spoke with them at Meridian Hill Park on 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)