{"id":2475281,"date":"2025-08-15T17:07:59","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T21:07:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dem-d-c-mayor-tucks-tail-and-runs-heads-to-billionaire-beach-getaway-while-trump-does-her-job\/"},"modified":"2025-08-15T17:09:07","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T21:09:07","slug":"dem-d-c-mayor-tucks-tail-and-runs-heads-to-billionaire-beach-getaway-while-trump-does-her-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dem-d-c-mayor-tucks-tail-and-runs-heads-to-billionaire-beach-getaway-while-trump-does-her-job\/","title":{"rendered":"Dem D.C. Mayor Tucks Tail And Runs: Heads to Billionaire Beach Getaway While Trump Does Her Job"},"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\">34<\/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%2Fdem-d-c-mayor-tucks-tail-and-runs-heads-to-billionaire-beach-getaway-while-trump-does-her-job%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=2475281&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, D.C. Mayor muriel Bowser, a Democrat, faced criticism for traveling to Martha&#8217;s Vineyard to pick up her daughter amid a conflict wiht President Donald Trump over his decision to federalize law enforcement in the capital. Initially accepting Trump&#8217;s order, Bowser reversed her stance, with D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb emphasizing that local officials are not subordinate to federal appointees like Attorney General Pam Bondi. Bondi removed Metro Police Chief pamela Smith and appointed DEA Administrator Terry Cole as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-confident-putin-will-make-a-deal-what-does-he-know-we-dont-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"... confident Putin will make a deal. What does he know we don\u2019t? - ... Examiner\">emergency police commissioner<\/a>, granting him control over the police department. While Bowser opposed the federal intervention, key local figures, including Chief Smith and the Metropolitan Police Union chairman, supported the increased federal presence to combat rising crime. Critics argued Bowser should have welcomed federal assistance instead of leaving town during the crisis.  <\/p>\n<div id=\"ld-4686-3758\"><\/div>\n<p><script>(function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:14832835450050406,size:[0, 0],id:\"ld-4686-3758\"});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src=\"https:\/\/cdn2.decide.dev\/_js\/ajs.js\";j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,\"script\",\"ld-ajs\");<\/script><\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Washington, D.C., Democratic Mayor Muriel Bowser flew to the affluent Martha&rsquo;s Vineyard on Thursday, while she was the middle of a battle with President Donald Trump over his decision to federalize law enforcement in the nation&rsquo;s capital.<\/p>\n<p>She reportedly went to pickup her daughter and is expected back in D.C. on Friday afternoon, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox5dc.com\/news\/dc-mayor-bowser-out-town-while-city-is-under-federal-control\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WTTG<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In the midst of this back and forth power struggle, Bowser couldn&rsquo;t have sent someone else to Martha&rsquo;s Vineyard? The optics don&rsquo;t look good.<\/p>\n<p>After initially accepting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trumps-executive-orders-cracking-crime-d-c-immediate-effect\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump&rsquo;s<\/a> decision, Bowser pulled a 180.<\/p>\n<p>She posted a letter from D.C.&rsquo;s Attorney General Brian Schwalb on the social media platform X late Thursday night, stating that local leaders didn&rsquo;t have to answer to Attorney General Pam Bondi or other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-puts-dc-police-direct-federal-control-crime-surge-dem-run-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump<\/a> officials.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Let us be clear about what the law requires during a Presidential declared emergency: it requires the mayor of Washington, DC to provide the services of the Metropolitan Police Department for federal purposes at the request of the President,&rdquo; she wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Bowser added, &ldquo;We have followed the law. In reference to the U.S. Attorney General&rsquo;s order, there is no statute that conveys the District&rsquo;s personnel authority to a federal official.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Let us be clear about what the law requires during a Presidential declared emergency: it requires the mayor of Washington, DC to provide the services of the Metropolitan Police Department for federal purposes at the request of the President.<\/p>\n<p>We have followed the law.<\/p>\n<p>In&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XfaNqLalFU\">pic.twitter.com\/XfaNqLalFU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mayor Muriel Bowser (@MayorBowser) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MayorBowser\/status\/1956200562124579077?\">August 15, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Schwalb filed a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/bondi-power-move-doj-strips-dc-police-chief-power-rescinds-dc-protections-illegals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lawsuit<\/a> against the Trump administration on Friday, after Bondi and the Justice Department issued an order wiping out local police policies that protected illegal immigrants.<\/p>\n<p>Bondi also removed Metro Police Chief Pamela Smith from running the department and named Drug Enforcement Administration Administrator Terry Cole as &ldquo;emergency police commissioner.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>This gives Cole the power to issue orders and prevents any officials in the D.C. police department from issuing commands without his approval.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to a reporter from WTTG in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, Smith <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-dc-police-chief-praises-trumps-feds-dem-mayor-everything-can-hide-approval\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">praised<\/a> Trump&rsquo;s initial decision, while Bowser begrudgingly nodded along.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is a great opportunity for us to build upon continuing to drive down crime with our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-confirms-laundrie-notebook-admits-guilt-will-close-gabby-petito-investigation\/\" title=\"FBI Confirms Laundrie Notebook Admits Guilt, Will Close Gabby Petito Investigation\">federal law enforcement partners<\/a>,&rdquo; Smith said. &ldquo;Remember, you&rsquo;re talking about 500 additional personnel in the District of Columbia. And as you know, we&rsquo;ve talked about the fact that we&rsquo;re down in numbers with our police officers.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Even Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Police Union Chairman Greggory Pemberton <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-dc-police-union-head-defies-dems-full-throated-support-trumps-guard-deployment-clean-capital\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">offered his support<\/a> for Trump&rsquo;s plan to bring in more federal law enforcement to the capital, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >including national guard troops<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We completely agree with the president that the crime in the District of Columbia is out of control and something needs to be done,&rdquo; Pemberton said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In 2020, the D.C. city council passed an enormous amount of legislation that handcuffed police officers, exposes them to administrative, civil, and even criminal liability, even when they do their jobs properly,&rdquo; he continued.<\/p>\n<p>Pemberton added, &ldquo;The fact that we need help from federal law enforcement and maybe even the National Guard shouldn&rsquo;t come as a surprise.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>So, Bowser claims her city under siege from the federal government, major orders are being handed down, lawsuits get filed &mdash; and she leaves town while Trump and his team clean up D.C.?<\/p>\n<p>She should have treated this assistance from the federal government as a welcome boost, given the surge of crime, drugs, filth, and murder in our nation&rsquo;s capital.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, she bashed Trump and went to a billionaire beach town.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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