Donald Trump was convicted on 34 counts of crime. Yet he sits in the white house talking about law and order. So now he wants to take over DC because one of his illegitimately employed people got his ass whipped. He would be wise to leave DC alone.
Trump renews threats to take over Washington, D.C., but his legal authority is limited. Here's what he can do
An attempted carjacking that injured a DOGE staff member in Washington, D.C., prompted President Trump to once again push for a federal takeover of the city's government.
"If D.C. doesn't get its act together, and quickly, we will have no choice but to take Federal control of the City," Mr. Trump said in a Truth Social post. "I am going to exert my powers, and FEDERALIZE this City."
The episode reignited Mr. Trump's long-running call to take control of the city, citing violent crime and what he described as incompetent leadership. He made the case in February and July of this year, as well as on the campaign trail.
"We have to run D.C.," Mr. Trump said Wednesday. "This has to be the best run place in the country, not the worst."
However, the president alone does not have the authority to federalize the district. It would require an act of Congress to overturn the 1973 Home Rule Act, which gave D.C. residents the power to elect the council members and mayor who pass and implement their local laws.
After an attempted carjacking involving a government staffer, Trump renewed his push to take federal control of D.C. — but he'd need Congress to make it happen.
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He talks about DC being run incompetently, and if that is his logic, he needs to stay out because under his presidency, the federal government is most definitely under incompetent management. But he needs a diversion from Epstein, so he goes after another black female mayor.
Violent crime is down in DC, so this threat is just another part of a disingenuous show by a corrupt pervert President.
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