DC mayor calls Trump's police takeover 'unsettling and unprecedented'

DC Mayor Muriel Bowser expressed that Donald Trump's decision to federalize the Capitol police is "unsettling and unprecedented," though she was "not totally surprised" by it. She emphasized the importance of statehood for Washington, D.C., stating, "access to our democracy is tenuous."

Trump plans to deploy the National Guard in response to concerns about crime, which he described as "out of control," a claim not backed by official statistics. His announcement involved placing the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department under federal control, dubbing it "Liberation Day in DC."

Bowser asserted that crime has decreased and reaffirmed her commitment to safely operate the government for residents and visitors alike.