WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says the number of National Guard troops in Washington will ramp up and federal officers will be on the streets of the nation’s capital around the clock.

The changes starting Wednesday night come days after President Donald Trump made the unprecedented announcement that his administration would take over the police department for at least a month. Now he’s suggesting he could seek a longer period of control.

The city’s Democratic mayor is walking a political tightrope. Muriel Bowser has referred to the takeover as an “authoritarian push” but also framed the infusion of officers as boost to public safety.