Trump Teases Federal Takeover of D.C. if Socialist Candidate Wins

Federal control over Washington, D.C., if democratic socialist candidate Janeese Lewis George wins next week’s Democratic mayoral primary.

Speaking to reporters during an Oval Office event on Thursday, Trump said he would strongly oppose a George victory and suggested the federal government could step in if he believed the city was moving in the wrong direction.

“I wouldn’t like it, and maybe we take back Washington and run it on a federal basis,” Trump said.