Muriel Bowser actually said...

We have a growing humanitarian crisis that we expect that the federal government expects is going to only worsen.

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser addresses the worsening humanitarian crisis due to the influx of migrants.

08/09/2022

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the D.C. National Guard in response, which the White House has not chosen to actually do.

President Biden has been a vocal supporter of D.C. home rule and statehood for Washington.

I`ve asked for the deployment of the guard as long as we need the guard to deal with the humanitarian crisis that we expect to escalate.

It's true that calling the D.C. National Guard is kind of a misnomer. It's really the President's Guard.