Trump: ‘I’ll call a national emergency’ in DC over ICE cooperation
Donald Trump,Immigration,Immigration Reform,ICE,Washington DC,National Emergency
President Trump threatened to call a national emergency early Monday after Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) said she expects local police to stop cooperating with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) efforts now that the president’s 30-day emergency authority has expired.
In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump lashed out at Bowser, saying she buckled under pressure by her fellow Democrats. Trump had previously praised her for cooperating with the federal government’s enforcement efforts in D.C. when she touted the crime drop after Trump deployed troops...
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