No cancellations, but groups have questions about DC after federal takeover of police department

There haven’t been any event cancellations, but organizations that have events planned in D.C. are reaching out with questions in response to the federal takeover of the city’s police force, according to Destination D.C. President and CEO Elliott Ferguson.

The group is responsible for marketing the city, and Ferguson said he’s been speaking to visitors for the last few days. He had a conversation with one group considering hosting a meeting, and after three days in the city, “none of the concerns that are referenced from a national perspective really resonate or exist.”

Since Monday’s announcement that the federal government would take over the city’s police force and bring hundreds of National Guard troops to D.C. streets, Ferguson said Destination D.C. has emphasized what’s happening