by Natalia Mittelstadt
President Trump on Monday threatened to declare a national emergency and federalize Washington, D.C., over its Democrat mayor saying the city would end its cooperation with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Last month, Trump deployed the National Guard and federal law enforcement agencies to D.C. and federalized the city’s police department to crack down on crime. The 30-day order ended last week, at which time Mayor Muriel Bowser said the district would end its ICE cooperation.
“Immigration enforcement is not what MPD does. And with the end of the emergency, it won’t be what MPD does in the future,” Bowser said, according to WUSA 9.
However, the city government is now pushing back on Trump, suing over the deployment of the Guard, and ending its cooperation with ICE, according to the president.
“The Federal Government, under my auspices as President of the United States of America, has stepped into the complete criminal mess that was Washington, D.C., our Nation’s Capital,” Trump posted on Truth Social. “Because of this, D.C. has gone from one of the most dangerous and murder ridden cities in the U.S.A., and even around the World, to one of the safest – In just a few weeks. The ‘place’ is absolutely booming, with restaurants, stores, and businesses packed and, for the first time in decades, virtually NO CRIME.
“It has been a beautiful thing to watch but, now, under pressure from the Radical Left Democrats, Mayor Muriel Bowser, who has presided over this violent criminal takeover of our Capital for years, has informed the Federal Government that the Metropolitan Police Department will no longer cooperate with ICE in removing and relocating dangerous illegal aliens,” he continued.
“If I allowed this to happen, CRIME would come roaring back. To the people and businesses of Washington, D.C., DON’T WORRY, I AM WITH YOU, AND WON’T ALLOW THIS TO HAPPEN. I’ll call a National Emergency, and Federalize, if necessary!!! Thank you for your attention to this matter. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!!! President DJT.”
In the first 30 days of Trump deploying the National Guard in D.C., the violent crime rate dropped 17 percent and property crime incidents reduced by 19 percent compared to the 30 days before the National Guard was deployed, KSBW 8 reported.
Trump announced last week that he would be deploying the National Guard to Memphis, which has the highest violent crime rate for a city at violent crime rate of 2,501 incidents per 100,000 residents.
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Natalia Mittelstadt is a reporter for Just the News. Zachery Schmidt is the digital editor of The Star News Network and contributed to this story.
Photo “National Guard Members” by The National Guard.
