One of the things that we have seen over and over from the president, from his team, you know,

Steven Miller saying it's like Baghdad and Ethiopia, they seem to hold their harshest

criticisms sometimes for cities that are majority black and brown.

Do you see that and what do you think that means?

I think that I have been dealing kind of with this issue for a number of years.

It's kind of easy fodder on the campaign trail.

But now we're talking about governing, and my job is to focus on making sure our city is running, is running well, and people enjoy a great quality of life.

And I think we're doing a really good job.

We do need the federal government's help, as I mentioned, because they have an outsized influence on our criminal justice system.

We need more prosecutors.

We need more judges.

There are other ways to help, even.

We want to rebuild our jail.

And there are ways that the feds can help with that.

But also just doing their part, cutting the grass, fixing the fountains, making sure that federal law enforcement is doing all of the policing that they can do.

And I just have to say thank you to MPS, FBI, ATF, who've always worked cooperatively with us, and we expect that they will again.

I should note that the most violent moment in recent history in

D.C. was January 6th. And it was an attack on the United States Capitol by a lot of people

who were doing it in the name of Donald Trump. And it included the people who were hurt,

included members of law enforcement. My message to residents is this.

We know that access to our democracy is tenuous.

That is why you have heard me and many, many Washingtonians before me

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