Mayor Muriel Bowser flees DC amid Trump's National Guard takeover for family getaway on Martha's Vineyard
Bowser's office confirmed the mayor is no longer in the city as federal law enforcement made over 100 arrests across D.C., according to a report from NBC Washington.
She reportedly left the city to pick up her daughter from a 'family commitment.'
'The Mayor has a family commitment and will return to the District tomorrow afternoon,' Bowser's office said in a statement.
The mayor's sudden vacation to Martha's Vineyard comes after Trump signed an executive order earlier this week directing a federal takeover the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD).
Trump also ordered the National Guard to assist federal law enforcement in its efforts across the nation's capital.
Trump's decision to take over the city occurred after a former DOGE staffer was attacked in DC and left bleeding in the streets.
The Daily Mail reached out to the mayor's office for comment.
Since launching Trump's DC operation, over 100 individuals have been arrested by law enforcement and more than 25 illegal guns have been removed from the streets.
Bowser met with Attorney General Pam Bondi following Trump's executive order to cooperate with the federal public safety response.
Although Bowser has been critical of Trump in the past, the mayor has not been directly critical of the president following the executive order.
She has described Trump's take over as 'unsettling and unprecedented' while demanding statehood for the city.
During a press conference, Bowser also claimed that crime in the city was at a 30-year-low, but did welcome more federal assistance in DC.
'The fact that we have more law enforcement and presence in neighborhoods, that may be positive,' Bowser said.
In the executive order, Trump cites 'out of control' crime in the nation's capital as reasoning for marshalling National Guard troops.
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