The order effectively strips authority from the head of the Metropolitan Police Department days after Trump launched a federal crackdown on crime in the city.

Also, Washington officials are reacting to Attorney General Pam Bondi's order Thursday evening designating the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration Terry Cole as "Emergency Police Commissioner" -- a role that would have him assuming assuming "all the powers and duties" vested in the Metropolitan Police Chief Pamela Smith.

Attorney General Pam Bondi issued an order rescinding sanctuary city policies in Washington, D.C. and naming an "emergency police commissioner."