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Senate minority leader Chak Shumar on Wednesday was harsh words when asked whether Democrats planned to go with President Donald Trump’s request to increase his control over the police force of Washington, DC.
Shumor commented with host Aaron Parnas during an appearance on “The Parnas perspective”. The top Democrat made it clear that his party would do everything in his power to prevent Trump’s move from going beyond the current 30-day period.
When asked about the expansion, Shumar, Shumar told Parnas, “No F ‑, ING is not the way.”
“We will fight him with teeth and nails. … It needs to get the Congress to approve it, and not only we are not going to approve it, but there are some Republicans that do not like it.”
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Senate minority leader Chak Shumar says that Democrats will fight DC police to end Trump’s control. (Left: Kayla Bartkovsky/Getty Images; Right: Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
“This is, again, just a distraction. He is afraid of Epstein,” Shumor continued. “He is afraid of all that, and we are not going to give up Epstein as defeat.”
Trump on Wednesday confirmed that he was asking the Congress to increase his control over the metropolitan police department beyond 30 days beyond the Home Rules Act.
Trump still claims that if the Congress does not cooperate, it can declare the national emergency unilaterally and expand the period unilaterally.
“Okay, if it is a national emergency, we can do it without the Congress. But we expect to be very early in front of the Congress. And again, we think we think Democrats will not do anything to stop crime, but we feel that Republicans will do it almost unanimously. So we will need a crime bill.
“You can’t have 30 days,” he said. “We are going to do it very hurry, but we want extension. I don’t want to call a national emergency, but if I have to do it I will.”
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President Donald Trump speaks during an event at Kennedy Center on August 13, 2025 at Washington, DC (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
Trump announced his DC crime and homeless last week, in which a call was made National Guard And in addition to making federal law enforce MPD federal.
A White House official told Fox Digital on Wednesday that law enforcement arrested more than 100 people since August 7, with 43 arrested on Tuesday. Arrests are part of Trump’s march executive order, which established DC a safe and beautiful task force.
