DC Mayor Shades Trump For Deploying an ‘Armed Militia’ On Her Streets

Alex Griffing Aug 20th, 2025, 6:05 pm

Washington, DC Mayor Muriel Bowser gave a press conference on Wednesday and was asked about President Donald Trump’s ongoing deployment of National Guard troops in her city, a highly controversial move that the president claims has already brought down crime.

During the presser Bowser was asked, “Vice President JD Vance and Pete Hegseth are about to speak at Union Station, thanking the National Guard troops, do you think placing the troops at major transit hubs or monuments is the most strategic deployment instead of, say, high-crime areas?”

“I don’t think the National Guard should be used for law enforcement,” Bowser replied, adding:

And I don’t– calling men and women from

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