Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) held a news conference after meeting privately with Attorney General Pam Bondi. Attorney General Bondi oversees the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia following President Trump's decision to take over its law enforcement operations. Mayor Bowser, Police Chief Pamela Smith, and Deputy Mayor for Public Safety and Justice Lindsey Appiah outlined how they were working with federal partners and the National Guard to comply with the president's executive order to reduce crime in the nation's capital.