President Donald Trump said his administration is weighing whether to take control of the city of Washington, DC, to help combat crime, in a move that would represent a dramatic upheaval to the capital’s half-century of home rule.

Trump weighs in on NYC mayoral race Trump took aim at Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, a self-described democratic socialist, calling him "a communist." Trump also mentioned other candidates - incumbent Mayor Eric Adams,

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump suggested a federal takeover of the District of Columbia Tuesday. He said he appointed his chief of staff to meet with the city’s mayor to discuss the possibility of a federal intervention.