This time around, Bowser took a different tact from the start. She flew to Florida to meet with Trump at Mar-a-Lago after he won the election and has worked to avoid conflict and downplay points of contention, including tearing up the “Black Lives Matter” letters after he returned to Washington in response to pressure from Republicans in Congress.

After Donald Trump won the presidential election, Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser flew to Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate to see him.

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and Police Chief Pamela Smith joined FOX 5 Good Day DC live on Wednesday for an exclusive sit-down interview to discuss how the city plans to work with the Trump administration following the president’s decision to take control of the city’s police department and deploy 800 National Guard troops to help crack down on crime.