Trump suggests federal government take over DC if local leaders 'can't do the job'
14-03-2025 21:36 via thehill.com

Trump suggests federal government take over DC if local leaders 'can't do the job'

President Trump on Friday suggested that the federal government could take over Washington, D.C., if the national capital’s administration “can’t do the job" as he pursues making the district "the talk of the world."
“We're cleaning up our city. We're cleaning up this great capital, and we're not going to have crime and we're not going to stand for crime, and we're going to take the graffiti down and we're already taken to tents down there,” Trump said in a speech o
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