President Donald Trump is once again threatening to federalize the Washington, D.C., police department if it doesn’t cooperate with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations. This comes after a previous 30-day federal takeover of D.C. police, which Trump claimed made the city “one of the safest” in the world and led to a boom in businesses with “virtually NO CRIME”.
In a Truth Social post found by NBC, Trump expressed his dismay that Mayor Muriel Bowser, whom he described as presiding over a “violent criminal takeover,” has informed the federal government that the Metropolitan Police Department will no longer assist ICE in removing and relocating undocumented immigrants. Trump warned that if this cooperation ceases, crime would “come roaring back”. He assured the residents and businesses of Washington, D.C., with the promise, “DON’T WORRY, I AM WITH YOU, AND WON’T ALLOW THIS TO HAPPEN. I’ll call a National Emergency, and Federalize, if necessary!!!”.
