She was afraid the presence of federal law enforcement could cause,

"confusion among residents and visitors."

You know what else causes confusion among residents and visitors?

An angry mob completely overwhelming law enforcement officers and invading the Capitol.

"The District of Columbia government has not requested personnel from any other federal law enforcement agencies."

She felt so strongly about it, she said it twice in the same letter.

"To be clear, the District of Columbia is not requesting other federal law enforcement personnel and discourages any additional deployment without immediate notification to, and consultation with, MPD if such plans are underway."

"To be clear."

"As the law enforcement agency charged with protecting residents and visitors throughout the District of Columbia, the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) is prepared for this week's first amendment activities."

That didn't age very well.

To be completely fair, how was she supposed to know what was going to happen, other than warning residents about what was going to happen.

From her statement,

"I am asking Washingtonians and those who live in the region to stay out of the downtown area on Tuesday and Wednesday and not to engage with demonstrators who come to our city seeking confrontation, and we will do what we must to ensure all who attend remain peaceful."

Neighboring Montgomery County Executive Marc B. Elrich added

that organizers of the Trump rally have an,

"...alarming affinity for violence" and haven't been "shy about suggesting the need for violence."

"There is talk of disrupting the counting of votes in Congress, which would require extreme actions. If the Trump-aligned protesters decide to make a move on Congress, I do not think it would be wise for counter-protesters to try to block this action,... that is a job for the police.

You know what they say, "foresight is 20/20."

On a totally unrelated matter, I can't seem to get this out of my head.