A Tale of Two Chief Pams: Federal Takeover Brings Confusion over Command of DC Police

A Tale of Two Chief Pams: Federal Takeover Brings Confusion Over ...

DC Police Back Federal Takeover: Are Dems, Media Clueless?

National Democratic politicians and mainstream media commentators have spent the last 24 hours blasting President Donald Trump for announcing a federal takeover of Washington, D.C., police. For liberal and progressive critics of the president, this is undoubtedly yet more evidence of his authoritarian tendencies.

A tale of two Chief Pams: Federal takeover brings confusion over command of DC police

WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Pam Bondi is effectively in charge of the police department in Washington, D.C. — so says the White House. But the city’s police force already has a Pam at the helm — Chief Pamela Smith — and she says she only reports to the mayor. D.C. and federal officials say they are working together after President Donald Trump announced he was placing the police department in the nation’s capital under federal control to …

Ohio State Rep on DC Police Chief: 'Scam of DEI in Action'

Comments from Police Chief Pamela Smith have sparked conversation about DEI, including from Rep. Josh Williams, an Ohio state representative.

DC’s DEI police chief stumped by what ‘chain of command’ means · American Wire News

Metropolitan Police Department Chief Pamela Smith was ridiculed over a mind-boggling remark about President Donald J. Trump’s federal takeover of Washington, D.C. law enforcement. During a Tuesday press conference following Mayor Muriel Bowser’s meeting with Attorney General Pam Bondi, the District’s top cop was asked a basic question by a reporter that seemed to leave her flummoxed, inadvertently making the case for the federalization of her de…

As National Guard troops arrive, uncertainty over command of D.C. police

The White House and D.C. leadership have each tried to assert that they are in control of the force, even as they emphasize cooperation and shared priorities.