D.C. officials expressed that the surge will allow them to strengthen their relationship with federal law enforcement for future collaborations.

DC Mayor Muriel Bowser and Police Chief Pamela Smith chat with Marissa Mitchell on President Trump's deployment of the National Guard in the Nation's capital. They discuss the partnerships they hold with Federal law enforcement and their continued commitment towards keeping DC safe.

Democrats in Congress denounced the 30-day mobilization inside the capital, which Trump previewed during the 2024 election, as an “unjustified power grab” and vowed to block an extension. The city’s elected attorney general called it an “unlawful” abuse of emergency powers to lower crime rates that the administration itself said had fallen.