Deputy White House chief of staff Stephen Miller used incendiary language to dismiss demonstrators outside Union Station in Washington, D.C., where several hundred people gathered to oppose the Trump administration’s expanded anti-crime operation in the capital. Flanked by National Guard troops, Miller labeled the protesters “stupid white hippies” and “crazy communists,” adding that they “need to go home and take a nap because they’re all over 90 years old.” Miller argued that “99 percent of this city has been terrorized by 1 percent” and said the administration would deepen its involvement in local policing. “Inspired by them, we’re going to add thousands more resources to this effort,” he told reporters, vowing, “We are not going to let the Communists destroy a great American city, let alone the nation’s capital.” Following the remarks, Miller met with Mayor Muriel Bowser and Metropolitan Police Chief Pamela Smith, according to people at the scene. City officials have not commented on either the closed-door discussion or Miller’s statements, while demonstrations against the federal initiative continued near the station and other downtown locations.