Ranking Member Thompson Statement on the Trump Administration's Unjustified Federal Takeover of DC
(WASHINGTON) – Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, issued the following statement on President Trump’s federal takeover of Washington, D.C.:
“This unjustifiable power grab is nothing more than Donald Trump trying to crown himself king. Violent crime in D.C. hit a 30-year low earlier this year, according to the Department of Justice. If crime has risen since then, it’s happened under Trump’s watch. Instead of working with Mayor Muriel Bowser and MPD Chief Pamela Smith to support their initiatives, he’s undermining their success, weaponizing federal forces against young people and the homeless in a historically Black city. If the president truly wanted to do something productive, he could focus on helping the flood victims in Texas or releasing the Epstein files — not terrorizing the residents of our nation’s capital.
“Washington, D.C. needed the National Guard deployed on January 6th, when Trump supporters stormed the Capitol, but he did nothing. Now, Donald Trump has chosen to unleash federal power against a community that didn’t vote for him, proving once again that his priorities are political vengeance and self-promotion.”
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