President Donald Trump is threatening to enact a full federal takeover of the nation’s capital, accusing Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser of disseminating “inaccurate crime figures.”
“Mayor Muriel Bowser must immediately stop giving false and highly inaccurate crime figures, or bad things will happen, including a complete and total federal takeover of the city!” Trump said in a Truth Social post early Friday. “Washington, D.C. will soon be great again!
“Washington, D.C. is SAFE AGAIN!” he also said in the post. “The crowds are coming back, the spirit is high, and our D.C. National Guard and Police are doing a fantastic job. They are out in force, and are NOT PLAYING GAMES!!! As bad as it sounds to say, there were no murders this week for the first time in memory.”
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