United States President Donald Trump on Monday warned that he may declare a national emergency and federalize Washington, DC, amid tensions with local authorities over law enforcement policies.
In a statement on Truth Social, Trump criticized DC Mayor Muriel Bowser’s decision to end cooperation between the city’s police and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), saying it would allow crime to “come roaring back.”
“I’ll call a National Emergency, and Federalize, if necessary,” Trump wrote, assuring residents and businesses in the capital that he stood with them.
Last month, Trump had already deployed the National Guard and military in the city to curb what he described as an “epidemic of crime.”
