President Donald Trump mentioned on Wednesday that he helps GOP-led efforts in Congress to place Washington, D.C., again beneath direct federal management.
Chatting with reporters aboard Air Power One, Trump complained about crime and homelessness within the nation’s capital.
“I believe we must always take over Washington, D.C., — make it protected,” Trump mentioned, including: “I believe that we must always govern [the] District of Columbia.”
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President Donald Trump and Elon Musk arrive at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on Wednesday, Feb. 19, after coming back from Florida. (AP Picture/Mark Schiefelbein)
Per town’s Residence Rule authority, Congress vets all D.C. legal guidelines and might overturn them, however some congressional Republicans need to go additional by placing the District beneath direct federal management, because it was at its founding.
Trump mentioned he favored DC Mayor Muriel Bowser personally, however complained concerning the metropolis’s governance.
President Trump mentioned whereas he likes DC Mayor Muriel Bowser personally, he does not suppose the nation’s capital is being ruled properly. (Robb Hill for The Washington Publish by way of Getty Photos)
“They don’t seem to be doing the job,” Trump mentioned, arguing that there was “an excessive amount of crime, an excessive amount of – too many tents on the lawns – these magnificent lawns.”
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He argued that he cannot have sights of homelessness when he hosts international leaders in Washington.Â
President Donald Trump mentioned he helps placing Washington, D.C., again beneath direct federal management whereas complaining to reporters about crime and homelessness within the nation’s capital. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Photos)
“You simply cannot let that occur,” Trump mentioned. “You possibly can’t have tents on all of your lovely — your as soon as magnificent plaza and lawns.”
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The Related Press contributed to this report.
