Trump Says Federal Government Should Take Over Washington

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The president weighed in on the governance of the nationโ€™s capital.

The federal government should take over running Washington, President Donald Trump said on Feb. 19.

โ€œI think we should take over Washington, D.C.,โ€ Trump told reporters on Air Force One.

Republicans have in recent years sought to overturn home rule for the nationโ€™s capital, a Democratic stronghold that has had a degree of self-governance since 1973 but is still largely beholden to Congress.

โ€œI think that we should govern [the] District of Columbia,โ€ Trump said. โ€œItโ€™s so important, the D.C. situation. I think that we should run it strong, run it with law and order, make it flawlessly beautiful.โ€

Trump said that, in his view, the police force in Washington is not being utilized properly and that there is too much crime in the city.

โ€œ[Officials are] not doing the jobโ€”too much crime, too much graffiti, too many tents on the lawns, thereโ€™s magnificent lawns and thereโ€™s tents,โ€ Trump said. โ€œItโ€™s a sad thing. Homeless people all over the place. Weโ€™ve got to take care of the homeless, but I canโ€™t have that in Washington, D.C.โ€

The president also said he did not want foreign heads of state to see homelessness on their visits to Washington.

Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) and Rep. Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.) recently introduced a bill that would repeal home rule. They cited what they described as failures of governance, including a recent bribery charge against a councilman.

โ€œThe corruption, crime, and incompetence of the D.C. government has been an embarrassment to our nationโ€™s capital for decades,โ€ Lee said in a Feb. 6 statement. โ€œIt is long past time that Congress restored the honor and integrity of George Washington to the beautiful city which bears his name.โ€

Similar legislation was introduced in the previous Congress but did not pass.

The Home Rule Act, which Congress passed in 1973, established the framework for local governance in Washington, including the Council of the District of Columbia. Under the act, Congress reviews all legislation passed by the council before the legislation can become law and gives Congress authority over Washingtonโ€™s budget.

Byย Zachary Stieber

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