FROM WASHINGTON EXAMINER: Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser left the district as law enforcement activity surged following the federal takeover of the Metropolitan Police Department and mobilization of the National Guard.
Bowser’s departure followed President Donald Trump’s declaration of a “crime emergency” in Washington, D.C., and his deployment of increased federal law enforcement officers throughout the district.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in an interview with Fox & Friends on Thursday morning that 19 law enforcement agencies had made 45 criminal arrests on assault charges, removed 29 undocumented immigrants from the district’s streets, and seized three illegal firearms since being mobilized by the Trump administration on Wednesday evening.
According to multiple reports, Bowser jetted off to Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts. The mayor’s office has not confirmed her whereabouts, the Examiner reports.
The official statement from the mayor’s office said, “The mayor has a family commitment and had to pick up her daughter. She will return to the district tomorrow.”
DC Mayor Bowser has reportedly left the city for Martha’s Vineyard
If true, this jumps to the top of the list of dumb politician moves https://t.co/rIAeCqIx4p
— Sean Spicer (@seanspicer) August 14, 2025
Leaving town during a moment of crisis is a failure of leadership – it was bad when Ted Cruz fled to Cancun, it’s bad when Mayor Bowser jets to Martha’s Vineyard.
Being an elected official is a full time responsibility and it’s shameful that our leaders aren’t meeting the moment https://t.co/NUxZS9yu9x
— Bridgette Harrison (@_bridgeharrison) August 14, 2025
Bowser leaves DC for ‘family commitment’ with district embroiled in federal takeover https://t.co/imnTTnSZ26
— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) August 14, 2025
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