National Guard troops arrive at the District of Columbia National Guard Headquarters, Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson) Share Save for later Please log in to bookmark this story. Log In Create Free Account

The questions came fast to the mayor of the nation’s capital, many of them designed to get her to say something harsh about Donald Trump – in particular, the president’s freshly announced plan to take over the Metropolitan Police Department and call in the National Guard .

But, for the most part, third-term Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser didn’t take the bait. She calmly laid out the city’s case that crime has been dropping steadily and said Trump’s perceived state of emergency simply doesn’t match the numbers.

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