Trump and JD Vance Attack 2028 Rivals in National Guard Push

Members of the National Guard patrol near diners in Washington on Aug. 23. — Members of the National Guard patrol near diners in Washington on Aug. 23.
Photographer: Valerie Plesch/Bloomberg

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By Mario Parker

August 25, 2025 at 3:22 PM EDT

Updated on

August 25, 2025 at 4:58 PM EDT

President Donald Trump said that his federal crime crackdown will sully the records of contenders for the 2028 Democratic presidential nomination, drawing an explicit link between his deployment of National Guard troops and boosting the Republican Party’s political prospects.

Trump and Vice President JD Vance lambasted California’s Gavin Newsom, Illinois’ JB Pritzker and Maryland’s Wes Moore on Monday as governors who are weak on crime, defending plans to possibly expand the Guard’s presence from Washington, DC to cities and states run by Democrats nationwide.