Washington mayor Muriel Bowser called president Donald Trump's decision to take control of the city police "an alarming and unprecedented". "Although today's action is worrying and unprecedented, I cannot say that given all the rhetoric from the past, we are completely surprised" - Bowser said at a press conference, as PAP reported.
Trump announced on Monday the acquisition of national control over metropolitan police and the deployment of 800 National defender soldiers in the American capital. The president of the United States called it "the liberation" of a city of about 700,000 inhabitants.
President's Controversial Decision
"It's the day of liberation in Washington, we'll get our capital back," Trump announced during a press conference. The president estimated that the situation in the city became "complete and full lawlessness" and announced the liquidation of "slums" and dealing with "punished young people who are raging on the streets at all times of day and night".
Trump claimed that the situation in the capital threatens the functioning of the state and listed a list of officials who have fallen victim to crimes in fresh years. The last of them was a 20-year-old erstwhile Government Efficiency Department (DOGE).
Position of local authorities
The mayor admitted that although he considers sending troops against the Americans to be illegal, the Washington Government Act gives power to restrict city autonomy in an emergency state. Bowser called at the same time to make the territory of Colombia a state, which has been advocated for years by residents of non-voting territory in Congress.
Washington Police Chief Pamela Smith announced cooperation with national authorities. She stated that additional reinforcements from national officers from another agencies, including the FBI, could aid fight crime in the city.
High criticism of city council
The Democratic council powerfully criticized Trump's move. "It's artificial interference with the local government. force crime in the territory is the lowest in 30 years. The federalization of the Metropolitan Police Department is unjustified due to the fact that there is no state of emergency. Moreover, the National defender has no public safety training or cognition of local regulations. The function of the defender does not include investigating or solving crimes in the District. Calling the National defender is unnecessary action without any real mission" - wrote the Council in a statement.
Conflicting Crime Data
Trump showed statistic on killings in the capitals of various countries, which showed that the number of murders in Washington was proportionally higher than in Bogota, Mexico, Baghdad, Islamabad or Brasilia, among others. However, Washington officials argue that crime in the city is falling and is presently at the lowest level in 30 years.
Sources used: "PAP" Note: This article has been edited with the aid of Artificial Intelligence.
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