Trump, Vance, Cabinet Members Eat Out in DC to Celebrate Drop in Crime

The president said the next city to receive the National Guard for a crack down on crime could be announced on Sept. 10.

President Donald Trump and members of his cabinet and administration, including Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Vice President JD Vance, arrive for dinner at Joe's Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone Crab in Washington on Sept. 9, 2025. Win McNamee/Getty Images

President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance, and other members of the cabinet went out to eat Tuesday night in Washington, D.C., to celebrate the extreme drop in crime since the National Guard was deployed in the city.

“Over the last 20 years, it was very unsafe and now, it’s got virtually no crime,” Trump told reporters outside of Joe’s Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone Crab Restaurant in Washington, D.C.