Attorney General Pam Bondi on Thursday named the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration, Terry Cole, as Washington’s “emergency police commissioner” as she carries out President Donald Trump's unprecedented decision to take over the Washington police department.

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi issued a directive late on Thursday naming Drug Enforcement Administration head Terry Cole as the "emergency police commissioner" of Washington's Metropolitan Police Department.

T erry Cole, the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has been named Washington DC 's ‘emergency’ police chief. Attorney General Pam Bondi 's announcement on Thursday came amid a driven effort to execute President Donald Trump 's plans of taking over the Washington Police Department.