Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser said Tuesday her district should become a state as National Guard troops arrived in the capital.

The US president deployed troops after taking control of DC police, sparking fears of similar moves elsewhere

Mayor Bowser disputes Trump’s emergency narrative, citing crime decline; critics call deployment a political power play.

Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser said Tuesday her district should become a state as National Guard troops arrived in the capital.

Trump sends National Guard to D.C. to take over police department, sparking tension with Mayor Bowser over crime rates.

“America needs to know why your nation’s capital, a place where 700,000 tax-paying Americans live, should be the 51st state,” said DC Mayor Muriel Bowser.

Mayor Muriel Bowser said city leaders were focused on how to make the most of the additional federal support.

Troops with the National Guard arrived into the capital late on Tuesday night in a bid by the White House to curb violent crime.

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