Michael Sullivan was just settling into his role as chief of the Capitol Police when President Donald Trump shined a bright light on law enforcement in the nation’s capital.
Trump’s move to exert emergency powers over local police and deploy the National Guard has been felt throughout the District, as Sullivan can attest.
“I was out for a run this morning and saw the National Guard on the Mall. That feels different to the city,” he said in an interview Thursday reflecting on his first six weeks on the job.
