"Let me put it this way, if there were 500 additional MPD officers, that same activity —arrest and gun recovery—would have likely been made."
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Asked whether federal presence could go on for a full year, Bowser said she has no idea what projects Trump could undertake or what timeline they'd be under
aug 27, 2025, 6:09 pm • 4 1 • view
Asked about the "federal takeover," Bowser interrupts and clarifies "federal surge"
aug 27, 2025, 6:10 pm • 6 1 • view
MPD Police Chief doesn't directly address a question about feds being "too aggressive." She says there are concerns anytime there's an "influx of anything" and says it's important to have MPD officers aligned with fed partners
aug 27, 2025, 6:14 pm • 2 1 • view
On whether Bowser was "pro surge" "This is pretty pro we have seen reductions in crime"
aug 27, 2025, 6:15 pm • 2 1 • view
Asked about Trump's claims that Bowser needed to get her act together, she wouldn't detail her conversations with Trump and pivots to the "benefits of federal law enforcement"
aug 27, 2025, 6:17 pm • 3 1 • view
Bowser said she is concerned about masks "While I'm not going to give you like a rundown of every word that was said in the meeting, you can be assured that the things that we are very concerned about, we are working on a resolution for."
aug 27, 2025, 6:18 pm • 2 1 • view
In what capacity is MPD assisting ICE? Police Chief: "based on the President's executive order, we are supporting the ask of the Metropolitan Police Department to support our federal partners in this effort"
aug 27, 2025, 6:20 pm • 3 2 • view
On concerns that residents don't want to call MPD because of fears that ICE will follow, Smith says she understands concerns but no concrete answer for what is to be done
aug 27, 2025, 6:22 pm • 2 0 • view
On when Bowser would push back against Trump's requests, she says nothing has happened yet that meets that bar but suggests loosening standards on uses of force, allowing more vehicle pursuits, or getting rid of body cameras would meet that bar
aug 27, 2025, 6:24 pm • 11 0 • view
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aug 27, 2025, 9:53 pm • 0 0 • view
On DC's status as a sanctuary city: Bowser: "The councils' laws are still in place. There's been no change to the law, but if you're referring to the sanctuary values, there has been no change."
aug 27, 2025, 6:26 pm • 2 0 • view
I would like someone to ask her if she’s watched the video of little elementary school children holding onto their mom‘s hands trying to leave school by squeezing between random sleazy-looking masked “ law-enforcement agents” of some variety who are wielding long rifles, etc., meets that bar.
aug 27, 2025, 10:45 pm • 0 0 • view