A potential takeover of local police by the Trump administration has been met with criticism from city leaders, with the DC mayor calling it "un-American" and "unsettling". The move is reportedly part of a broader effort to deploy federal forces to several US cities, prompting pushback from some cities and concerns about the motivations behind the action. The extent and details of the takeover plan appear to be uncertain, with reports of both cooperation and scaling back of the plan in Washington DC.