{"id":2514934,"date":"2025-11-26T15:25:01","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T20:25:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bowser-trumps-federalization-of-dc-police-did-not-affect-decision-not-to-run\/"},"modified":"2025-11-26T15:25:24","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T20:25:24","slug":"bowser-trumps-federalization-of-dc-police-did-not-affect-decision-not-to-run","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bowser-trumps-federalization-of-dc-police-did-not-affect-decision-not-to-run\/","title":{"rendered":"Bowser: Trump&#8217;s federalization of DC police did not affect decision not to run"},"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\">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%2Fbowser-trumps-federalization-of-dc-police-did-not-affect-decision-not-to-run%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=2514934&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>District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser stated that President Donald Trump&#8217;s federalization of the DC police adn the deployment of National guard troops had no impact on her decision not to seek a fourth term.During a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-whitmer-media-caught-in-another-lie-anarchist-arrested-for-plot-to-kidnap-and-kill-whitmer-hates-president-trump-trump-is-a-tyrant-video\/\" title=\"Gov. Whitmer, Media Caught in Another Lie - Anarchist Arrested For Plot to Kidnap and Kill Whitmer Hates President Trump, &#039;Trump is a Tyrant&#039; (VIDEO)\">press conference<\/a>, Bowser emphasized that she handled the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >unprecedented federal intervention<\/a> by outlining a plan to end it, which was successful, referencing a recent court ruling that blocked the National guard deployment.Bowser stressed that her approach to working wiht both Republican and democratic leaders has remained consistent nonetheless of which party is in power. she also rejected the suggestion that her decision to step down would allow her to be more outspoken against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-to-nominate-texas-sheriff-to-lead-ice\/\" title=\"Biden to Nominate Texas Sheriff to Lead ICE\">federal immigration enforcement<\/a> in DC, asserting that she has been speaking freely and stands by her past choices. While she did not endorse any successors, Bowser ruled out running for Congress, jokingly dismissing any interest in replacing Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton. However, she left open the possibility of running for governor if DC becomes a state in the future.  <\/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 says Trump&rsquo;s federalization of DC police had no effect on her decision to forgo reelection<\/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\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2415079\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/washington-dc\/\">District of Columbia<\/a> Mayor <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/muriel-bowser\/\">Muriel Bowser<\/a> had a blunt response for a reporter who asked her if President Donald Trump&rsquo;s law enforcement surge in Washington had an impact on her decision not to seek a fourth term.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It didn&rsquo;t,&rdquo; Bowser said during a Wednesday press conference.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3899951\/glenn-youngkin-rules-out-senate-run-leaves-door-open-presidential-bid\/\">Youngkin rules out Senate run but leaves door open for presidential bid<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3899771\/tennessee-7th-district-shifts-safe-republican-lean-republican-election-tracker\/\">Tennessee&#8217;s 7th District shifts from &#8216;safe Republican&#8217; to &#8216;lean Republican&#8217; in election tracker<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3899596\/potential-successors-to-mayor-muriel-bowser\/\">Here are the two names being floated as successors to Muriel Bowser<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Bowser rebuffed questions about how she handled Trump&rsquo;s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/national-guard\/\">National Guard<\/a> deployment and federalization of the Metropolitan Police Department, giving a nod to the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3894145\/federal-judge-rules-trumps-dc-national-guard-deployment-unlawful\/\">recent ruling<\/a> by U.S. District Judge Jia Cobb that blocked the National Guard deployment.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;What I know is we faced an unprecedented action by a president, we laid out a way to get out of it, and we got out of it,&rdquo; Bowser said.<\/p>\n<p>In toeing the line between governing a liberal district and placating a Republican president and Congress this year, the centrist Democrat has frustrated progressive leaders in Washington as Bowser has treaded carefully with her words. However, she told reporters Wednesday that her approach to dealing with Congress and the White House has not varied based on which party holds the power.<\/p>\n<p>When asked if her decision to forgo reelection would allow her to speak up more freely against Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations in the district, Boswer rebuked the notion that she has not been speaking freely over the past several months.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I am free,&rdquo; Bowser said. &ldquo;So the choices I make are not mistakes. I make them for a reason, and the choices I have made I stand behind.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>She acknowledged that if she could make one thing clear, it would be that the use of federal officers in Washington is not new and that federal officers are the ones carrying out immigration enforcement operations, not local officers.<\/p>\n<p>Bowser did not endorse any candidates to be her successor on Wednesday. She also did not rule out running another office.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I have the best job in Washington,&rdquo; Bowser said. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m the mayor of my hometown, so I&rsquo;ll leave it at that. Now, if we become a state, maybe I&rsquo;ll come back and run for governor when we become a state.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3899596\/potential-successors-to-mayor-muriel-bowser\/\">HERE ARE THE TWO NAMES BEING FLOATED AS SUCCESSORS TO MURIEL BOWSER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>She did, however, decisively rule out making a bid to represent the district in Congress.<\/p>\n<p>Bowser rejected any idea that she may be interested in replacing Del. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3437446\/eleanor-holmes-norton-commits-reelection-office-pumps-brakes\/\">Eleanor Holmes Norton<\/a> (D-DC), saying flatly, with a smile, &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t want to be in the Congress,&rdquo; to a room full of laughs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/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>Bowser says Trump&#8217;s DC police federalization didn&#8217;t affect her choice<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3976,"featured_media":2514935,"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\/2025\/09\/AP25246702925501-e1758204923155.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[20645,39567,3634],"class_list":["post-2514934","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-bowser","tag-dc-police","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AP25246702925501-e1758204923155.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2514934","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\/3976"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2514934"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2514934\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2514938,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2514934\/revisions\/2514938"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2514935"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2514934"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2514934"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2514934"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}