WASHINGTON — Members of the National Guard were steadily trickling in on Tuesday after President Trump's mobilization of the guardsmen and women on Monday .

All of this as DC Mayor Muriel Bowser met with US Attorney General Pam Bondi at the Department of Justice earlier on Tuesday.

Afterwards, the Mayor and Metropolitan Police Department Chief Pamela Smith both agreed that the District and the federal government have the same goal.

"What I’m focused on is the federal surge and how to make the most of the federal officers that we have," the Mayor said.

"I am certainly the one who champions to ensure that we reduce violent crime across our city. That is why the Mayor appointed me to do that job, which is why you’ve seen the reduction in crime across our city," said Chief Smith.

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