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WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 27: Washington, DC, Mayor Muriel Bowser speaks during a news conference on August 27, 2025 in Washington, DC. Mayor Bowser held a news conference to give an update more than two weeks after the Trump administration deployed federal officers and the National Guard to the District in order to place the DC Metropolitan Police Department under federal control and assist in crime prevention in the nation's capital. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Mayor Bowser admits Trump’s D.C. crime crackdown ‘Has worked’ after initially pushing back

After previously criticizing President Donald Trump’s federal takeover of Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser has since changed her stance, praising the federal operation for the reduction in homicides, carjackings, and gun crimes.

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 20: (L-R) White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and Vice President JD Vance speak with members of the National Guard during a visit to Union Station on August 20, 2025 in Washington, D.C. The Trump administration has deployed federal officers and the National Guard to the District in order to place the DC Metropolitan Police Department under federal control and assist in crime prevention in the nation's capital. (Photo by Al Drago-Pool/Getty Images)

Vance and Hegseth visit D.C. National Guard, serve Shake Shack to thank troops for crime-fighting efforts

Vice President JD Vance and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth visited with National Guard troops in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday to show gratitude for their efforts in cracking down on violent crime in the nation’s capital.