{"id":42425,"date":"2025-08-07T20:18:46","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T20:18:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/trump-renews-threats-to-take-over-washington-d-c-but-his-legal-authority-is-limited-heres-what-he-can-do\/"},"modified":"2025-08-07T20:18:46","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T20:18:46","slug":"trump-renews-threats-to-take-over-washington-d-c-but-his-legal-authority-is-limited-heres-what-he-can-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/trump-renews-threats-to-take-over-washington-d-c-but-his-legal-authority-is-limited-heres-what-he-can-do\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump renews threats to take over Washington, D.C., but his legal authority is limited. Here&#8217;s what he can do."},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>An <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/ex-doge-staffer-edward-coristine-injured-in-attempted-carjacking-trump-federal-takeover-of-d-c\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">attempted carjacking<\/a><\/span> that injured a DOGE staff member in Washington, D.C., prompted President Trump to once again push for a federal takeover of the city&#8217;s government.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If D.C. doesn&#8217;t get its act together, and quickly, we will have no choice but to take Federal control of the City,&#8221; Mr. Trump said in a Truth Social <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/114977985620971126\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">post<\/a>. &#8220;I am going to exert my powers, and FEDERALIZE this City.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The episode reignited Mr. Trump&#8217;s long-running call to take control of the city, citing violent crime and what he described as incompetent leadership. He made the case in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.presidency.ucsb.edu\/documents\/remarks-exchange-with-reporters-aboard-air-force-one-en-route-joint-base-andrews-maryland\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">February<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/trump-says-he-may-take-over-governance-washington-dc-2025-07-08\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">July<\/a> of this year, as well as on the campaign <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/W9VOHUIUgjk?feature=shared&amp;t=3883\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">trail<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have to run D.C.,&#8221; Mr. Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/rollcall.com\/factbase\/trump\/transcript\/donald-trump-remarks-apple-investment-announcement-white-house-august-6-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">said<\/a> Wednesday. &#8220;This has to be the best run place in the country, not the worst.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>However, the president alone does not have the authority to federalize the district. It would require an act of Congress to overturn the <a href=\"https:\/\/dccouncil.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Home-Rule-Act-2018-for-printing-9-13-182.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">1973 Home Rule Act<\/a>, which gave D.C. residents the power to elect the council members and mayor who pass and implement their local laws.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Congress retains the authority to amend or block D.C. laws, and did so in 2023 when it\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/senate-votes-to-block-dc-crime-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">nullified a crime bill<\/a><\/span> that would have eliminated most mandatory minimum sentences.<\/p>\n<p>Before the Home Rule Act, the president could <a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/crs-product\/IF12577\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">appoint D.C. leaders<\/a>. Some Republican members of Congress have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/119th-congress\/house-bill\/1089\/committees\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">introduced legislation<\/a> that could restore that power, but any repeal would require the support of Senate Democrats, which is unlikely.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Trump also floated other options on Wednesday, including taking over the D.C. police or bringing in the National Guard.<\/p>\n<p>Under the Home Rule Act, the president can take over D.C.&#8217;s police department for a period of time if &#8220;special conditions of an emergency nature exist which require the use of the Metropolitan Police force for Federal purposes.&#8221; But legal experts have <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/district-of-columbia-trump-takeover-3b58c1efabf17db271dce582d9a09c6d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">said<\/a> such a move could face court challenges without clear justification.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Trump also commands <a href=\"https:\/\/dc.ng.mil\/About-Us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">the D.C. National Guard<\/a> \u2014 the only unit of all 54 states and territories which reports only to the president.<\/p>\n<h2>Crime is down in the capital<\/h2>\n<p>Mr. Trump continues to cite public safety to justify intervention, calling crime in the district &#8220;totally out of control.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;And what a shame, the rate of crime, the rate of muggings, killings and everything else,&#8221; Mr. Trump said Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Data from the<a href=\"https:\/\/mpdc.dc.gov\/node\/212492\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"> D.C. police<\/a> shows there have been 186 carjacking incidents so far this year, but that&#8217;s down 37% from this time in 2024. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Violent crime has also been declining for the last year and a half after spiking in 2023, when the nation&#8217;s capitol <a href=\"https:\/\/usafacts.org\/articles\/which-cities-have-the-highest-murder-rates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">was among the <\/a>deadliest of the large metro areas in the country.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>So far in 2025, robberies have dropped by 29%, homicides are down 12%, and overall violent crime is down 26% as of <a href=\"https:\/\/mpdc.dc.gov\/node\/197622\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">August 6<\/a>. That follows declines in 2024, when violent crime in D.C. hit a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-dc\/pr\/violent-crime-dc-hits-30-year-low\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">30-year<\/a> low, mirroring a broader <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/fbi-crime-report-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">nationwide drop in violent crime<\/a><\/span> last year.<\/p>\n<p>Crime is not the only local issue Mr. Trump took issue with on Wednesday. The president also said he wanted to improve the &#8220;cleanliness&#8221; of the district.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This comes after the president signed an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/fact-sheets\/2025\/03\/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-works-to-make-our-nations-capital-safe-and-beautiful\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">executive order<\/a> in March, establishing a task force to address what the administration called &#8220;quality of life&#8221; issues in D.C., including homelessness and graffiti.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Trump&#8217;s history with D.C. officials<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has not commented on Mr. Trump&#8217;s latest remarks. During his first term, the president clashed with the Democratic mayor over the <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/dc-mayor-bowser-asks-trump-withdraw-extraordinary-military-unidentified-law-enforcement\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">handling of protests<\/a><\/span> and public safety.<\/p>\n<p>In 2020, Bowser ordered <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/black-lives-matter-painted-street-leading-to-white-house-washington-d-c-mayor-muriel-bowser\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">the painting<\/a><\/span> of a Black Lives Matter mural on a street a few blocks from the White House, as Mr. Trump faced backlash for his response to protests over the murder of George Floyd by police. Earlier this year, Bowser <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/black-lives-matter-mural-washington-dc-c2be76ef2c8af68050788a374c439063\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">approved<\/a> plans to remove the mural.<\/p>\n<p>Mayor Bowser and other <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/baltimore\/news\/congressional-democrats-push-for-dc-statehood-at-key-house-committee-hearing\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Democrats<\/a><\/span> have long pushed for statehood to give D.C.&#8217;s 700,000\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.census.gov\/quickfacts\/fact\/table\/DC\/PST045224\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">residents<\/a> congressional representation \u2014 something that would require legislative and presidential approval. Efforts to make D.C. the 51st state have faced Republican opposition and failed in Congress.<\/p>\n<p>For <a href=\"https:\/\/www.270towin.com\/states\/district-of-columbia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">decades<\/a>, D.C. has overwhelmingly voted for Democrats in presidential elections, including in the 2024 election when over 90% of voters there supported Vice President Kamala Harris over Mr. Trump.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- data-recirc-source=\"queryly\" --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"component list recirculation component--type-recirculation \">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>    <!-- tags --><\/p>\n<div class=\"content-author\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/team\/laura-doan\/\" class=\"content-author__name\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Laura  Doan<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"content-author__bio\">\n<div class=\"content-author__full-information\">\n<p class=\"content-author__text\">Laura Doan is a fact checker for CBS News Confirmed. 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