Trump threatens to ‘take back’ DC if democratic socialist is elected as mayor
Trump said he may invoke the Home Rule Act and need Congress to back a takeover if Janeese Lewis George wins the primary.
- On Thursday, President Donald Trump threatened to invoke the Home Rule Act to take over Washington if Councilmember Janeese Lewis George wins the primary, telling reporters he "wouldn't like it."
- Washington's Democratic mayoral primary election occurs on Tuesday, June 16, with Lewis George, a democratic socialist, leading polling by 11% over former councilmember Kenyan McDuffie.
- In a statement to FOX, Lewis George called the threat "an attack on democracy itself," emphasizing that residents "want someone who will stand up to Donald Trump."
- McDuffie's campaign responded that "DC decides who will be the next mayor, not Donald Trump," vowing to defend against MAGA federal overreach and protect the city's economy.
- Although Trump can seize temporary control of the Metropolitan Police Department for up to 30 days, he is legally barred from unilaterally revoking Home Rule without an act of Congress.
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The US president looks with concern at the upcoming mayoral election in Washington. Trump is now again threatening to take control of the capital.
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President Donald Trump said this week that the federal government might have to take over Washington, D.C., if the Democratic socialist candidate currently leading in polling wins the race for […] The post Trump Threatens to 'Take Back' D.C. and 'Run it on a Federal Basis' as Mamdani-Style Socialist Leads Mayoral Race appeared first on The Western Journal.
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Free D.C.: Convicted felon and President Donald Trump finds the idea that D.C. might elect Janeese Lewis George, who aligns with the values of democratic socialism—“a system where ordinary people have a real voice in our workplaces, neighborhoods, and society”—as mayor so terrifying that he threatened to invoke the Home Rule Act to take over the city if she’s elected (she leads in current polls for next week’s Democratic primary). A section of t…
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