Law enforcement officials in Washington, D.C., have arrested more than 550 individuals since Aug. 7, when President Donald Trump's crime crackdown began ahead of him federalizing the city.

The New Jersey Democrat charged that Trump’s push to clean up DC and end sanctuary city policies “show us each and every day how much of a bigot he is.”

President Trump is expected to leave the White House on Thursday to thank troops and D.C. law enforcement on patrol, a White House official said.

Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and White House Deputy Stephen Miller spoke to the National Guard in DC on Wednesday.

President Donald Trump escalated federal law enforcement in Washington, D.C., invoking mixed reactions. Vice President Vance praised the deployment, while local residents expressed frustration and concerns over increased militarization and crime.

Trump administration officials led by JD Vance fired back at protests targeting the federal takeover of D.C. during a wild scene at Union Station.

Residents in one Washington, D.C., neighborhood lined up to protest the increased police presence after the White House said the number of National Guard troops in the nation’s capital would ramp up and federal officers would be on the streets around the clock.

President Donald Trump deployed additional federal law enforcement agents to Washington, D.C., this week as part of a crime crackdown initiative backed by a March executive order.

The Republican governors of West Virginia, South Carolina and Ohio announced Saturday they will send National Guard troops to Washington, DC, in an escalation of President Donald Trump’s efforts to federally take over law enforcement in the city.