(The Center Square) – More than a month after President Donald Trump declared a crime emergency in Washington, D.C., he is threatening to call a national emergency after Democratic Mayor Muriel Bowser informed the federal government that the district will no longer cooperate with immigration officials.

The president says the mayor, who has praised the law enforcement buildup and National Guard presence since Aug. 11, buckled to pressure from “radical left Democrats” in her decision to prevent the Metropolitan Police Department from cooperating with Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials.

Trump touted the dramatic drop in crime in the district since his “Liberation Day” declaration, warning that by not cooperating with immigration officials, crime would return.

“If I allowed this

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