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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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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