During the presser Bowser was asked, Vice President JD Vance and Pete Hegseth are about to speak at Union Station, thanking the National Guard troops, do you think placing the troops at major transit hubs or monuments is the most strategic deployment instead of, say, high-crime areas? I don't think the National Guard should be used for law enforcement, Bowser replied, adding:
The $480 million Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge represents one of Mayor Muriel Bowser’s significant accomplishments, symbolizing a connection between neighborhoods.