Bowser records her most Trump-friendly year on her way out of mayor’s office

Published December 31, 2025 6:00am ET



District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser, once a defiant figure against President Donald Trump’s first administration, has registered her most cordial year with Trump in 2025.

As she brings her mayoral chapter to a close at the end of next year, Bowser has struck a much different, more appeasing tone with Trump in the first year of his second term. This marks a sharp contrast from her stance as a foil to Trump in 2020.

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