Defying mayor, Trump threatens to deploy more federal forces to D.C.

Source: Politico | June 5, 2020 | Quint Forgey

Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser has requested Trump “withdraw all extraordinary federal law enforcement and military presence” from the city.

President Donald Trump on Friday threatened to order additional federal forces into the nation’s capital if Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser mistreated National Guard troops who had been deployed in the District to quell protests in recent days.

“The incompetent Mayor of Washington, D.C., @MayorBowser, who’s [sic] budget is totally out of control and is constantly coming back to us for ‘handouts’, is now fighting with the National Guard, who saved her from great embarrassment over the last number of nights,” Trump wrote on Twitter.

“If she doesn’t treat these men and women well, then we’ll bring in a different group of men and women!” he added.

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It is unclear which officers or troops Trump was referring to Friday when he tweeted about a “different group of men and women.” Law enforcement efforts in the District have become complicated this week, as Trump has injected various federal forces into the city to stamp out protests.

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