{"id":2527162,"date":"2025-12-31T06:07:01","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T11:07:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bowser-records-her-most-trump-friendly-year-on-her-way-out-of-mayors-office\/"},"modified":"2025-12-31T06:08:40","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T11:08:40","slug":"bowser-records-her-most-trump-friendly-year-on-her-way-out-of-mayors-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bowser-records-her-most-trump-friendly-year-on-her-way-out-of-mayors-office\/","title":{"rendered":"Bowser records her most Trump-friendly year on her way out of mayor\u2019s office"},"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-records-her-most-trump-friendly-year-on-her-way-out-of-mayors-office%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=2527162&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 &#8211; once a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/analysis-democrats-have-good-reason-to-be-afraid-of-defending-biden\/\" title=\"ANALYSIS: Democrats Have Good Reason To Be Afraid Of Defending Biden\">high-profile critic<\/a> of Donald Trump during his first term (notably commissioning Black Lives Matter Plaza in 2020) &#8211; shifted to a markedly more conciliatory stance toward Trump in 2025 as she winds down her mayoralty. Under pressure from GOP lawmakers, the BLM Plaza murals were dismantled in March, and Bowser framed the change as part of a broader mural project while decrying congressional interference. Throughout 2025 she cooperated with the Trump governance on measures including the partial federalization of the Metropolitan police Department, National Guard deployments, clearing homeless encampments, and moves away from sanctuary policies; she even joined Trump at the White House to announce the 2027 NFL Draft on the National Mall. When trump declared a crime emergency and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >increased federal law enforcement<\/a> in August, Bowser responded more calmly than some local leaders, credited the surge with sharp drops in some crimes, and publicly thanked the additional officers. In late November she announced she will not seek reelection in 2026, drawing praise from Trump but criticism from progressive figures like D.C. Councilwoman Janeese Lewis George, who argued Bowser should have more forcefully resisted federal intervention.  <\/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\">Bowser records her most Trump-friendly year on her way out of mayor&rsquo;s office<\/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_2454091\" 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>, once a defiant figure against President Donald Trump&rsquo;s first administration, has registered her most cordial year with Trump in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>As she brings her <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3898724\/muriel-bowser-not-seek-reelection-dc-mayor-2026\/\">mayoral chapter to a close<\/a> at the end of next year, Bowser has struck a much different, more appeasing tone with Trump in the first year of his second term. This marks a sharp contrast from her stance as a foil to Trump in 2020.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/videos\/4364740\/inside-scoop-jim-antle-economy-congress-2026\/\">Inside Scoop: What to expect from the economy and Congress in 2026<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/4363619\/how-denaturalization-would-work-for-us-citizens-from-somalia\/\">Here&#8217;s how denaturalization would work for US citizens from Somalia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4375299\/eric-adams-attendance-mamdani-inauguration\/\">Adams commits to attending Mamdani inauguration after speaking with mayor-elect<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>This juxtaposition between Bowser&rsquo;s relationship with Trump at the end of his first term and in 2025 is most evident just blocks from the White House.<\/p>\n<p>In June 2020, during protests in response to the murder of George Floyd, Bowser commissioned the painting of Black Lives Matter Plaza on 16th Street NW near the White House. The move was a public rebuke of Trump&rsquo;s messaging on the Black Lives Matter movement and earned her national praise from Democrats, who saw her as a defiant, anti-Trump force, and a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tuvGPaq4WnA\">speech<\/a> at the 2020 Democratic National Convention.<\/p>\n<p>But in March, construction crews <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3342293\/construction-crews-begin-dismantling-blm-plaza-near-white-house\/\">dismantled<\/a> Black Lives Matter Plaza. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3337169\/bowser-end-blm-plaza-gop-push-axe-funding\/\">Bowser yielded to the dismantling<\/a> of the painted words after mounting pressure from GOP lawmakers, including a proposal from Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-GA) to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-sues-biden-admin-over-pharmacy-mandate-to-dispense-abortion-drugs\/\" title=\"Texas Sues Biden Admin Over &quot;Pharmacy Mandate&quot; to Dispense Abortion Drugs\">withhold federal funds<\/a> from the district if the plaza was not renamed.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We have long considered Black Lives Matter Plaza&rsquo;s evolution and the plaza will be part of D.C.&rsquo;s America 250 mural project, where we will invite students and artists to create new murals across all eight wards,&rdquo; Bowser said in a March <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MayorBowser\/status\/1897039109434364388?s=20\">statement<\/a>. &ldquo;The mural inspired millions of people and helped our city through a very painful period, but now we can&rsquo;t afford to be distracted by meaningless congressional interference.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>As Bowser&rsquo;s reversal on Black Lives Matter Plaza showed one of the most obvious physical markers of her administration striking a more placating approach with Trump, the mayor consistently maintained this cordial strategy with the president throughout 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Bowser has a difficult line to walk, compared to other Democratic mayors, as much of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-sue-milwaukee-election-officials-over-poll-watching-limitations-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Republicans sue Milwaukee election officials over poll watching limitations - ... Examiner\">blue city&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s governance is controlled by the GOP-controlled federal government. Bowser has been more <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3326505\/bowser-downplays-trump-threat-take-over-dc\/\">cautious<\/a> with her approach to the administration in 2025, following several federalization threats from Trump, as he said early in his term that he was considering a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3324522\/trump-says-federal-government-should-take-over-dc\/\">&ldquo;takeover&rdquo;<\/a> to &ldquo;govern the District of Columbia.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Throughout 2025, Bowser cooperated with Trump on federalizing the Metropolitan Police Department, clearing <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3340326\/bowser-denies-trump-ordered-dc-clean-up-homeless-encampments\/\">homeless encampments<\/a>, and deploying the National Guard. She also made moves to shift the district away from its <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3425357\/bowser-dc-budget-sanctuary-city\/\">sanctuary policies<\/a>, which have been a thorn in the side of the Trump administration&rsquo;s immigration agenda. Bowser also appeared <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3401172\/trump-nfl-draft-2027-win-for-washington-dc\/\">at the White House with Trump<\/a> in May to announce that the 2027 NFL Draft would be on the National Mall.<\/p>\n<p>When Trump declared a crime emergency in Washington in August, deploying National Guard troops and federalizing the MPD, Bowser was <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3496744\/dc-officials-condemn-trump-police-takeover-bowser\/\">far more conciliatory<\/a> in her response than other district leaders. Though she emphasized her support for district statehood and called Trump&rsquo;s actions &ldquo;unsettling and unprecedented,&rdquo; Bowser came out calm in her press conferences after the announcement.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The fact that we have more law enforcement and presence in neighborhoods, that may be a positive,&rdquo; Bowser <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3496744\/dc-officials-condemn-trump-police-takeover-bowser\/\">said<\/a> on Trump&rsquo;s federal officer deployment.<\/p>\n<p>Bowser <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3785017\/muriel-bowser-credits-trump-dc-crime-drop-police-takeover\/\">touted Trump&rsquo;s declared crime emergency<\/a> in late August for leading to an 87% drop in carjackings during the surge in law enforcement officers.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We greatly appreciate the surge of officers that enhance what MPD has been able to do in this city,&rdquo; Bowser said. &ldquo;We know that when carjackings go down, when the use of gun goes down, when homicide or robbery go down, neighborhoods feel safer and are safer. So this surge has been important to us.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Bowser announced in late November that she would <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3898724\/muriel-bowser-not-seek-reelection-dc-mayor-2026\/\">not seek reelection<\/a> in 2026, marking an end to her time as mayor following the completion of her third term in January 2027.<\/p>\n<p>She told reporters bluntly that Trump&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-ottawa-police-use-pepper-spray-clubs-horses-against-freedom-convoy-protesters\/\" title=\"WATCH: Ottawa Police Use Pepper Spray, Clubs, Horses Against Freedom Convoy Protesters\">law enforcement surge<\/a> in Washington <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3900206\/muriel-bowser-trump-federalization-dc-no-effect-reelection\/?utm_social_post_id=604813960&amp;utm_social_handle_id=40656699159\">did not have any effect<\/a> on her decision to forgo reelection.<\/p>\n<p>Following her November announcement, Trump praised Bowser for her cooperation with his administration to bring down crime in the district.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Well, I got along with her very well,&rdquo; Trump said in November. &ldquo;I liked her. We worked together. D.C. is now a safe community. It&rsquo;s a great community.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>As Bowser finishes out her last year as mayor in 2026, political pundits will surely watch to see how her relationship with Trump changes, if at all, now that she is not seeking reelection.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3497097\/muriel-bowser-trump-evolving-relationship-explained\/\"><strong>BOWSER AND TRUMP&rsquo;S EVOLVING RELATIONSHIP, EXPLAINED<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>D.C. Councilwoman <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3902397\/dc-councilwoman-janeese-lewis-george-launches-mayoral-bid\/\">Janeese Lewis George<\/a>, a much more progressive figure on the Left than Bowser, launched her 2026 mayoral bid in December. She has stated she wished Bowser had taken a more <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/wamu.org\/story\/25\/08\/29\/the-politics-hour-maryland-gov-wes-moore-plus-two-d-c-officials-with-opposing-views-on-the-federal-surge\/\">resistant stance<\/a> against Trump as he federalized the MPD and sent in the National Guard in August.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;ve never seen in history where complying in advance or capitulating has worked,&rdquo; George told <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/wamu.org\/story\/25\/08\/29\/the-politics-hour-maryland-gov-wes-moore-plus-two-d-c-officials-with-opposing-views-on-the-federal-surge\/\">WAMU<\/a> in August. &ldquo;The only response has to be reject and to resist. And in doing so, we earn allies across this country in this fight.&rdquo;<\/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 turns conciliatory toward Trump in 2025<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3976,"featured_media":2527163,"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\/06\/AP25125646784434.webp?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32319,69777,47652,34432,33224],"class_list":["post-2527162","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-donald-trump","tag-mayoral-transition","tag-muriel-bowser","tag-political-shift","tag-washington-dc"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AP25125646784434.webp?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2527162","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=2527162"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2527162\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2527166,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2527162\/revisions\/2527166"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2527163"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2527162"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2527162"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2527162"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}