{"id":2384984,"date":"2024-12-31T09:38:02","date_gmt":"2024-12-31T14:38:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/muriel-bowser-meets-with-trump-ahead-of-his-return-to-dc-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-12-31T09:40:06","modified_gmt":"2024-12-31T14:40:06","slug":"muriel-bowser-meets-with-trump-ahead-of-his-return-to-dc-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/muriel-bowser-meets-with-trump-ahead-of-his-return-to-dc-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Muriel Bowser meets with Trump ahead of his return to DC &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmuriel-bowser-meets-with-trump-ahead-of-his-return-to-dc-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2384984&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Washington, \u200bD.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser recently met with\u2063 President-elect Donald trump, describing the meeting\u200b as \u200b&#8221;great.&#8221; This encounter comes as \u2064Trump is set to \u200creturn to the White House in less than three weeks. Bowser, who previously held her position during Trump&#8217;s frist term, announced the details of the meeting in a statement released on Monday. She shared a message via Twitter \u200cto highlight the meeting \u200cand\u200c her discussion with Trump.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Muriel Bowser meets with Trump ahead of his return to DC<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1924588\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/washington-dc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Washington, D.C.\">Washington, D.C.<\/a>, Mayor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/muriel-bowser\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Washington, D.C.\">Muriel Bowser<\/a> said she had a &ldquo;great&rdquo; meeting with President-elect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Donald Trump<\/a> on Monday, as he is slated to return to the White House in less than three weeks.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Bowser, who was also the mayor during Trump&rsquo;s first term in office, announced late Monday that she met with the president-elect in a statement.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser met with President Donald Trump. <\/p>\n<p>Following the meeting, the Mayor shared the following statement: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XGRyQaDJW5\">pic.twitter.com\/XGRyQaDJW5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mayor Muriel Bowser (@MayorBowser) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MayorBowser\/status\/1873926776617103732?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 31, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Today,&nbsp;President Trump&nbsp;and I had a great meeting to discuss our shared priorities for the President&rsquo;s second term. President Trump and I both want Washington, DC to be the best, most beautiful city in the world and we want the capital city to reflect the strength of our nation,&rdquo; said Bowser.<\/p>\n<p>Trump previously <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/111670965436830340\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"declared\">declared<\/a> that an &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">important part&#038;rdquo<\/a>; of his campaign platform was to &ldquo;bring back, restore, and rebuild Washington, D.C., into the &lsquo;crown jewel&rsquo; of our Nation,&rdquo; and in her statement, Bowser emphasized points of cooperation where she could work with Trump.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We discussed areas for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3253800\/dc-leaders-split-fight-trump-find-common-ground\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">collaboration<\/a> between local and federal government, especially around our federal workforce, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-senator-gives-musk-and-ramaswamy-a-head-start-on-cutting-trillions-in-government-spending\/\" title=\"GOP Senator Gives Musk and Ramaswamy a \u2018Head Start\u2019 on Cutting Trillions in Government Spending\">underutilized federal buildings<\/a>, parks, and green spaces and infrastructure,&rdquo; said Bowser.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I am optimistic that we will continue to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/md-gov-hogan-urges-biden-lawmakers-to-work-together-on-covid-19-relief-legislation\/\" title=\"Md. Gov. Hogan urges Biden, lawmakers to work together on COVID-19 relief legislation\">find common ground<\/a> with the President during his second term, and we look forward to supporting a successful inauguration on January 20,&rdquo; Bowser added.<\/p>\n<p>Returning federal workers to the office is one of the points on which district officials appear most optimistic about Trump&rsquo;s help, as remote work for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3253290\/what-could-happen-to-dc-federal-workforce-under-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"federal workers\">federal employees<\/a> has hurt the district&rsquo;s economy and affected its transit systems.<\/p>\n<p>The Metro, the main public transit system serving the district, has yet to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-could-happen-to-dcs-federal-workforce-under-trump\/\" title=\"What could happen to DC&#039;s federal workforce under Trump\">fully restore ridership<\/a> to pre-pandemic levels, with weekday Metrorail ridership still down roughly 39%. Bringing back more federal workers could help with that slump, along with helping downtown businesses, which have seen fewer customers because of the fewer in-person workers since before the pandemic.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bowser told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3253463\/what-republicans-plan-for-dc-with-trifecta-control\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Congress<\/a> earlier this month that the district is ready for federal employees to return to in-office work, with hopes that the incoming Trump administration will help push more workers back into the district.<\/p>\n<p>With several federal office buildings sitting largely empty, district officials have also expressed a desire to repurpose unused federal office space for housing and other businesses. With the incoming Trump administration&rsquo;s Department of Government Efficiency efforts aiming to cut waste and improve the government&rsquo;s productivity, district officials could get their wish.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1924588\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1924588\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Muriel Bowser meets Trump before his DC return<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2638,"featured_media":2384985,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/dc-mayor-bowser-budget.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[47652,4133,47653,3634,40583],"class_list":["post-2384984","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-muriel-bowser","tag-news","tag-political-meeting","tag-trump","tag-washington-d-c"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/dc-mayor-bowser-budget.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2384984","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2638"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2384984"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2384984\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2384988,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2384984\/revisions\/2384988"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2384985"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2384984"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2384984"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2384984"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}