President Donald Trump’s decision to federalize the Washington, D.C., police force and deploy 800 National Guard troops to crack down on violent crime has triggered a performative political uproar from leftists—not least from New Mexico’s far-left Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, who joined Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller in issuing a lengthy joint statement denouncing the move as “massive executive overreach.”
The president announced Monday that the Metropolitan Police Department would be placed under the authority of U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi for 30 days under the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, citing surging violent crime, carjackings, and homicides over the past several years. FBI Director Kash Patel was on the ground at the command post, telling Fox News Digital, “When you let good cops be cops, give them the tools they need, and back them every step of the way, they deliver—every time.”
But Lujan Grisham was quick to lash out at the plan. In her statement, she accused Trump of making “unilateral decisions that appear politically motivated” and claimed the deployment demonstrated a “fundamental misunderstanding of effective public safety strategy.”
She warned the move “sets a dangerous precedent and undermines safety in our nation’s capital,” even as Trump cited statistics showing carjackings have more than tripled in recent years. This comes after she unilaterally attempted to suspend New Mexicans’ rights to bear arms and was immediately halted by a federal judge, which we thoroughly reported on at the time.
The governor’s joint release with Keller painted Trump’s move as an authoritarian stunt, likening it to his previous use of the National Guard in California amid far-left riots and attacks on federal police. “This is about politics, not fighting crime,” they argued, ignoring the District’s long-standing reputation for lax enforcement under the city’s far-left council and mayor’s office.
While Washington’s Democrat leaders insist crime is dropping—citing a 26% decline in total offenses this year—Trump countered that murders remain higher than in some of the most notoriously dangerous cities worldwide and that the city has endured the highest murder rate in decades.
Lujan Grisham, however, framed the takeover as an assault on “local leadership,” contrasting it with New Mexico’s model of state and local cooperation. “Here in New Mexico, we address public safety challenges by bringing local and state resources together,” she said, touting programs that send the National Guard to provide support roles rather than direct policing, all tactics that have proven inconsequential to say the least.
Under her tenure, New Mexico has remained one of the most dangerous states in the country, plagued by rising violent crime rates in Albuquerque and beyond. Many see her outrage over Trump’s D.C. intervention as more about partisan politics than public safety—especially given her vocal opposition to virtually every major Trump law-and-order initiative.
The governor’s warning that Trump’s actions “do nothing to keep Americans safe” stands in stark contrast to Patel’s on-the-ground endorsement of the effort, not to mention the other public safety results the President has delivered, such as zero illegal border crossings and resources being delivered to law enforcement via the One Big Beautiful Bill Act of 2025. The FBI chief said the operation’s goal is simple: restore law and order to the capital by giving law enforcement full federal backing.
Put her in jail
The HAG can just get over it.i hope he takes over NM and shoves her hateful ass out
The craziness needs to end. LAW AND ORDER PERUOD!!! If it means bringing in the Military to achieve this so be it. Grisham and Keller need to be locked up, they have decimated our beautiful State and have harmed the law abiding citizens with their nutty polices.
MLG did it first. She put National Guard troops on the streets of Albuquerque to clean up the mess our idiot Chief of Police could not handle. Between her and Keller they will probably make it worse. Donald will have DC cleaned up in a week.
Who would be against law and order??
The Dems are against Trump ‘s effective police move in D. C. because it’s making them all look bad.
Trump needs to do the same in Albuquerque.
She said President Trump has a “fundamental misunderstanding of effective public safety strategy.” This from someone who has almost single handedly destroyed police departments in NM. T-shirts and bumper stickers with logo “My governor is an IDIOT” are available on line.
Trump to the USA : we are going to stand up against crime in DC. Democats to trump: WHY ? can you believe democrats now defend crime in DC ? yes you can. they are pathetic and child like
I would not ask somebody who’s been divorced for marriage counseling, nor would I ask somebody who’s overweight for diet information… just like I would not ask MLG for any advice on crime, education, or economic prosperity. Stay in your lane lady, you have enough problems in NM!!
HERE’S THE PROBLEM…HERE’S THE REASON AND THE SOURCE AND THE ‘REMEDY’…
FROM OUR GOV MLG, WHO SPENT $10 MILLION$$$ ON AN ABORTION MILL NEAR THE TEXAS BORDER FOR FREE ABORTIONS…AND IS PLANNING A SECOND FACILITY $10MILLION$$$ NEAR NORTHERN BORDER FOR COLORADO MOMS.
YES, FROM THE POOREST, MOST VIOLENT STATE IN THE UNION…A GOOD DEMOCRAT, WHO IS NOW ENTERTAINING MICHIGAN CONGRESSWOMAN RASHIDA TLALIB IN SANTA FE.
80/20 issues are killing the Democrats party.
80/20 issues are killing the Democrats party.
This should end them soon.
MLG the toilet queen and tiny Tim the Albuquerque so called mayor have done nothing to address the criminal activity here in NM. but their hate for President Trump will have them crying and so upset with everything he does. President Trump, please come to Albuquerque and NM and help us. our ‘leadership’ is turning NM into a garbage landfill. Our ‘government’ is trash, garbage and nasty and the only thing that works is the money MLG and greedy politicians rake into their pockets.
what a hypocritical POT !!!!
Obviously, a safe city is not a priority. Better to have daily murders. CRAZINESS!!!!!!! Now preventing crime is a “threat to safety?????” WHAAAA????????
The half-woman is such a lying hypocrite. Always guilty of her own accusations.
Tim the dimwit and Michelle the umpa lumpa are not of common sense material. They see themselves as being I know it all mentality. They are so narcissistic that nothing else matters but their own ego and selfish motives.
I invite Trump to clean our city of crime and the homeless situation…Albuquerque was not this 10 years ago…I want my city back without dimwit and umpa lumpa.
To Quote the Babylon Bee…. DC Mayor Warns Trump’s Crime Fighting Measures Will Unfairly Impact Criminals! Only a Democrat like MLG would be against a strong move to punish criminals and make residents safer…Bowser should have taken these steps years ago.
Communist don’t want law and order
Everyone on here has nailed it. These self serving political bigots remind me of spoiled children throwing hissy fits. The root of the problem is theirs for creating the problem and then start screaming abuse because they now may have to clean up their rooms. This corruption goes far deeper than just these two. I say bring in the Doge boys and Judicial Watch.
Her ignorance is on display. DC is not a state, it is a district controlled by the US government. She is repeating the lies of her cohorts and the sad part is that the idiots who voted her in will believe her. Those idiots do not know the difference between a state and a district. DC stands for District of Columbia.
I’m so wanting President Trump to kick her Jezabel evil butt out of control and all her evil communist controlling coherts with her! 😡.
It is my hope that MLG and Keller keep it up… the real REASON for “federalizing” the District of Columbia is to negate the “1871 District of Columbia Organic Act” – the unconstitutional and unlawful post-Civil War illegal coup d’etat (look it up) that occurred WITHOUT Constitutional authority and ratification!
By neutering Washington, rendering the 1871 Act null and void, we have RESTORED the true Republic of our forefathers! – exactly as Trump promised.
Speaking out against the Trump Administration’s “federalization” of D.C. is the same as aligning self with the foreign enemy triad of the Vatican, the British City of London, and Washington FOREIGN OCCUPATION of the United States.
In simpler terms, the “occupying enemy forces” have been expelled lawfully under the Military Law of War Manual, Section 11.3. From the standpoint of law, they have openly and publicly committed – TREASON – against the 1787 Constitution (ratified and enacted in 1789) and are, thus, “foreign enemy combatants” under Constitutional law.
Intelligence indicates they will both be indicted as “co-conspirators” under racketeering statutes (RICO) – and tried in a Military Tribunal very soon for their treason – AND “misprison of treason” (just knowing about it) – for which they will likely pay the ultimate price: “Rope Therapy” at Guantanamo Bay. We’ll be done with both of them and their co-conspirators very soon – according to LAW.
IF NEED BE I’LL TAKE THE LAW IN MY OWN HANDS
Poor Governor. She works so hard to disarm New Mexicans, kill babies, cheat elections, maintain open borders, destroy businesses, enable criminals, enable cartels, steal our money, thwart law enforcement, and to commit varied forms of treason. This must be so disheartening for Michelle to watch. On a side note, I cordially invite President Trump to federalize Santa Fe, Albuquerque, Las Cruces, and the rest of New Mexico for 30 days.