{"id":2480963,"date":"2025-08-31T15:02:02","date_gmt":"2025-08-31T19:02:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dems-livid-after-mayor-bowser-lets-it-slip-admits-trumps-policies-are-working\/"},"modified":"2025-08-31T15:03:54","modified_gmt":"2025-08-31T19:03:54","slug":"dems-livid-after-mayor-bowser-lets-it-slip-admits-trumps-policies-are-working","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dems-livid-after-mayor-bowser-lets-it-slip-admits-trumps-policies-are-working\/","title":{"rendered":"Dems Livid After Mayor Bowser Lets It Slip, Admits Trump&#8217;s Policies Are Working"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/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%2Fdems-livid-after-mayor-bowser-lets-it-slip-admits-trumps-policies-are-working%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=2480963&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>Democratic Mayor Muriel Bowser of Washington,D.C. acknowledged that President donald Trump&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-announces-latest-initiatives-for-combatting-covid-19\/\" title=\"Biden Announces Latest Initiatives For Combatting COVID-19\">public safety measures<\/a>, including deploying teh National Guard and mobilizing the Metropolitan police Department, lead to a notable 15% overall drop in crime within 20 days. Notably, carjackings fell by 87%, a long-standing violent crime issue in the city. Bowser expressed thankfulness for the increased police presence, stating it has made neighborhoods safer. She has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-fbi-special-agent-finds-17514-georgia-voters-with-out-of-state-forwarded-mail-addresses\/\" title=\"Former FBI Special Agent Finds 17,514 Georgia Voters with Out-of-State Forwarded Mail Addresses\">coordinated efforts<\/a> with Attorney General Pam Bondi and White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles in this crackdown on violence. However, some local Democratic City Council members strongly opposed Bowser&#8217;s praise of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/state-level-republicans-push-back-on-big-tech\/\" title=\"State-Level Republicans Push Back on Big Tech\">federal intervention<\/a>, voicing concerns that it undermines the district&#8217;s autonomy and creates fear among residents. Trump has <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >proposed expanding similar federal public safety efforts<\/a> to other major Democrat-led cities, where the reaction from local Democrats has also been largely negative.  <\/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><\/p>\n<p>Washington, D.C., Democratic Mayor Muriel Bowser admitted that President Donald Trump&rsquo;s public safety efforts caused crime to drop, but other Democrats are not thrilled by her admission.<\/p>\n<p>After Trump deployed National Guard resources and started mobilizing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-dc-police-chief-praises-trumps-feds-dem-mayor-everything-can-hide-approval\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Metropolitan<\/a> Police Department, there was a 15 percent overall drop in crime within 20 days in D.C., Bowser noted on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>That included an 87 percent decrease in carjackings, a violent crime which has been plaguing the city for years.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We greatly appreciate the surge of officers that enhance what MPD has been able to do in this city,&rdquo; she said, per <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/politics-news\/bowser-trump-police-takeover-lower-dc-crime-national-guard-ice-rcna227582\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We know that when carjackings go down, when use of guns goes down, when homicide or robbery go down, neighborhoods feel safer and are safer, so this surge has been important to us,&rdquo; Bowser continued.<\/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.\"); 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\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>The official has even been working with Attorney General Pam Bondi and White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles to coordinate the crackdown on violence.<\/p>\n<p>Democratic members of the City Council took <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-dc-mayor-bowser-just-made-enemies-of-every-dem-as-she-gushed-about-trumps-help-with-crime\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">issue<\/a> with Bowser commending the objective improvements made in her city for everyday residents and their personal safety.<\/p>\n<p>Robert White Jr., an at-large City Council member, claimed on X that the average <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/triggered-leftist-neil-young-drops-protest-song-decrying-trumps-d-c-crime-cleanup-arguably-saved-lives\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">D.C.<\/a> resident is &ldquo;not okay with this.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We should not, as the District of Columbia, be giving people the impression that this is a good thing, that we are okay with it, that it is helping the city,&rdquo; he said in a video posted to the social media platform.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It is not doing any of those things.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"zxx\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lHULpTxZXW\">https:\/\/t.co\/lHULpTxZXW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Councilmember_RobertWhite (@CMRobertWhiteDC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CMRobertWhiteDC\/status\/1960782990705090862?\">August 27, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  Brianne Nadeau, a Democrat from the Ward 1 Council, likewise voiced her concerns on X.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Our residents are afraid, hesitant to go out &amp; to work, angry that our limited autonomy is being eroded. There is nothing welcome about this,&rdquo; Nadeau said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">DC is under siege by our own fed govt, w\/ armed military patrolling our streets &amp; masked agents scooping up neighbors &amp; taking them away. Our residents are afraid, hesitant to go out &amp; to work, angry that our limited autonomy is being eroded. There is nothing welcome about this. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7a5IWkJgQg\">https:\/\/t.co\/7a5IWkJgQg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Brianne K. Nadeau (@BrianneKNadeau) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BrianneKNadeau\/status\/1960782277920874775?\">August 27, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Trump has since suggested expanding the public safety crackdown in other major cities controlled by Democrats, in which radically progressive public safety agendas have been pursued in recent years.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats in those cities have had similarly negative <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-admin-targets-crime-ridden-chicago-next-federal-takeover-plans-already-place\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reactions<\/a>.<\/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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