Mayor Michelle Wu, just a week after what her obsequious supporters hailed as a virtuoso performance before a hostile congressional oversight panel, finds herself suddenly under a harsh federal microscope.

Wu is one of four big city mayors to be notified by the Justice Department of an impending visit by President Trump’s Federal Task Force to Combat Antisemitism to grill her about the city’s alleged failure to protect Jewish students from unlawful discrimination.

It is the second time in the last two weeks Wu, one of the most visible progressive mayors in the nation, has been targeted by the Trump administration and it’s no coincidence.

It’s a rude awakening for Wu, hailed for defending the city’s Sanctuary City policy at the congressional oversight committee and riding high in the polls.

The Justice Department and Republican lawmakers clearly have it out for Wu in the middle of her re-election campaign.

Wu’s strong personality and dictatorial style have caught the attention of President Donald Trump, border czar Tom Homan and Attorney General Pam Bondi.

“Too many elected officials chose not to stand up to a rising tide of antisemitism in our cities and campuses following the horrific events of October 7, 2023,” Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a statement announcing the visit to Boston and three other cities by the federal antisemitism panel. “Actions have consequences — inaction does too.”

Senior Counsel to the Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Leo Terrell, a leading member of the task force, said he intends to meet with city leadership, impacted students, local law enforcement, and community members in Boston, New York, Los Angeles and Chicago, “as it gathers information” about the alleged incidents and “considers whether federal intervention is warranted.”

Never mind that Wu ordered Boston Police to arrest 100 pro-Palestinian demonstrators who were encamped at Emerson College on Boylston Place Alley last year.

She was actually heavily criticized for the police’s actions by civil liberties groups, some city councilors and student demonstrators who claimed they were injured by zip ties.

But Boston and Massachusetts were the centers of a number of pro-Hamas demonstrations where Jewish students said they felt intimidated and harassed.

During the height of the demonstrations, Wu said relatively little to indicate strong support for Israel – expressing support for both Jews and Palestinians. Greater Boston is home to the fourth largest Jewish community in the United States.

“Boston is going to be a place where everyone is safe and all our views and perspectives have the space to be in conversation without any tolerance for threats or intimidation,” she said as the Israel-Hamas war started.

But she is clearly changing her tune now that the feds have her in their sights.

“Boston has one of the most vibrant Jewish communities in America, a source of pride and strength for our City and our region, and we stand firmly against antisemitism,” a Wu spokesperson said.

The meetings with Wu and the three other mayors from New York, Los Angeles and Chicago were initiated by the DOJ soon after the U.S. Department of Education warned 60 colleges and universities from across the country of potential enforcement actions if they do not protect Jewish students on their campuses.

The Department of Education letter was sent to Boston University, Emerson College, Harvard University, Tufts University, UMass Amherst and Wellesley College, as well as Middlebury College in Vermont, Brown University and Yale University.

Mayor Michelle Wu (Matt Stone/Boston Herald, File)