Muriel Bowser slammed Trump’s federal takeover of D.C. police as “unsettling” and vowed to struggle what she known as a “so-called emergency.”
Mayor Muriel Bowser known as out President Donald Trump’s takeover of the D.C. police division on Monday (August 11) as each “unsettling and unprecedented” throughout a press briefing, pushing again on what she described as a “so-called emergency” used to justify federal management of town’s legislation enforcement.
The D.C. Mayor acknowledged the president’s authority underneath the District of Columbia Dwelling Rule Act, which permits a short lived 30-day federal takeover within the title of public security, however made clear she discovered the transfer extremely irregular.
“I’m going to work on daily basis to verify it’s not an entire catastrophe,” Bowser stated. “Let me put it that method.”
Trump’s order, introduced over the weekend, locations the Metropolitan Police Division underneath federal command and deploys officers from a number of companies throughout town.
The president claimed the motion was essential to “cease violent crime” and clear up town, together with clearing homeless encampments and threatening to herald the Nationwide Guard.
Bowser, nevertheless, pointed to knowledge exhibiting violent crime within the District had dropped to a 30-year low, with a 26% lower in violent incidents and an general 7% dip in crime this 12 months.
“We’re going to work on daily basis to get this emergency put to an finish — I’ll name it the ‘so-called emergency,’” she stated.
The mayor additionally famous that whereas the federal intervention was disturbing, it wasn’t totally sudden given the administration’s previous rhetoric.
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Democratic leaders throughout the nation have echoed Bowser’s considerations, calling the takeover extreme and politically motivated.
Critics argue the transfer is much less about crime and extra about optics, primarily as federal brokers in marked automobiles now patrol high-traffic areas and identified hotspots.
Trump’s directive contains plans to take away unhoused people from public areas, stating they need to “transfer out instantly,” whereas saying these committing crimes could be jailed.
BREAKING NEWS: Donald Trump is DEPLOYING the Nationwide Guard in DC to EVICT homeless folks. pic.twitter.com/vy3fGoFVv8
— Brian Baez (@MentallyDivine) August 11, 2025
The White Home has not offered a timeline for when federal management will finish.
