D.C. Mayor requests Trump to remove military, federal law enforcement

Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has written an extensive letter to U.S. President Donald Trump requesting the withdrawal of federal law enforcement from the district.

The letter echoes Bowser's comments on Thursday where she said she wants out-of-state military troops out of the nation's capital after they were called in to handle the protests over the death of George Floyd.

The death of Floyd, the African American who died on May 25 after a Minneapolis police officer knelt on his neck for nearly nine minutes, has sparked protest nationwide and some have turned violent.

Screenshot of Muriel Bowser's tweet.