Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser (R), joined by Chief of Police at the Metropolitan Police Department Pamela Smith, speaks at a press conference after President Donald Trump announced a federal takeover of the Metropolitan Police Department at the Wilson Building in Washington on Aug. 11, 2025. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images
The Trump administration on Aug. 15 agreed to leave Washington Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) Chief Pamela Smith in charge of the force, instead of appointing an emergency police commissioner to lead the department.
Exercising powers under the D.C. Home Rule Act, President Donald Trump recently took command of the MPD, and called up around 800 National Guard troops as part of a crackdown on crime, illegal immigration, and homelessness within the city.
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