Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) is worried there could be attacks in residential neighborhoods of the city leading up to the inauguration.
During her appearance on NBCâs âMeet the Pressâ on Sunday, host Chuck Todd asked Bowser what level of threat the city is facing, and if she is concerned, there will be attacks in certain parts of the city despite heavy security in other parts.
âIâm not only concerned about other state capitals, Iâm also concerned about other parts of Washington D.C.. What youâre showing is really the federal enclave of Washington D.C., not where the 700,000 of us live,â Bowser said.
She continued, âSo our police department working with our federal law enforcement partners and the United States Army, quite frankly, also has a plan to pivot if we have any attacks in our neighborhoods.â
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Bowserâs comments come just days before President-elect Joe Bidenâs inauguration.
Bidenâs spokeswoman Kate Bedingfield was asked about the incoming administrationâs plans to still conduct the ceremony at the U.S. Capitol just two weeks after pro-Trump supporters launched attacks on the location, as IJR previously reported.
âThat is certainly our plan. I think that will send an incredibly important visual image to the world about the resilience of American democracy, and so our plan and our expectation is that President-elect Biden will put his hand on the Bible with his family on the West side of the Capitol on the 20th,â she said on Sunday.
Bedingfield continued, âWeâre working to ensure that weâll be prepared, but we have full faith in the United States Secret Service and their partners who have been working for over a year on the planning to ensure that this event is safe.â
The former vice president confirmed he feels safe about his upcoming inauguration, as IJR previously reported.