{"id":7476,"date":"2025-02-20T09:51:43","date_gmt":"2025-02-20T09:51:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/trump-says-federal-government-should-take-over-washington-d-c\/"},"modified":"2025-02-20T09:51:43","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T09:51:43","slug":"trump-says-federal-government-should-take-over-washington-d-c","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/trump-says-federal-government-should-take-over-washington-d-c\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Says Federal Government Should \u2018Take Over\u2019 Washington D.C"},"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 data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">President Trump said on Wednesday that the federal government should take over Washington, D.C., wading into the decades-old and divisive issue of how the nation\u2019s capital is run.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cI think we should govern District of Columbia,\u201d Mr. Trump told reporters on Air Force One. \u201cI think that we should run it strong, run it with law and order, make it absolutely flawlessly beautiful.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Trump\u2019s comments put him in the camp of Republicans who want to end the local government system in Washington, and in opposition to a majority of local residents and many Democrats who want the District of Columbia to become the 51st state.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"css-13o6u42 eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-5aedc6bd\">Home rule, with a catch<\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The people of Washington have been able to elect their mayor and a council to run local affairs since 1973, when Congress approved home rule for the district.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-1\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">But there are limits under the Home Rule Act. Congress <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/dccouncil.gov\/dc-home-rule\/\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">reviews all legislation<\/a> passed by the Council of the District of Columbia before it can become law, and has <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/dccouncil.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Home%20Rule%20Act%202013%20(2-11-14).pdf\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">the power to amend or repeal<\/a> laws. Congress also has authority over the city\u2019s budget, and the president appoints the district\u2019s judges.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Washington residents got the right to vote for president and vice president <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/archive.nytimes.com\/learning.blogs.nytimes.com\/2012\/03\/29\/march-29-1961-district-of-columbia-awarded-right-to-vote-in-presidential-election\/\" title=\"\">in 1961<\/a> through the 23rd Amendment. But the district\u2019s 700,000 residents \u2014 more than the population of <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/data.census.gov\/profile\/Vermont?g=040XX00US50\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Vermont<\/a> or <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/data.census.gov\/profile\/Wyoming?g=040XX00US56\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Wyoming<\/a> \u2014 effectively have no representation in Congress. They have <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/norton.house.gov\/\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">a delegate<\/a> in the House of Representatives who can participate in committees and legislative debates but cannot vote on bills with the full chamber.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"css-13o6u42 eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-6a445ec9\">\u2018Taxation without representation\u2019<\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">For Washington residents, the fact that they pay federal taxes but have no voice in Congress has long stung. In 2000, the city even added \u201c<a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2000\/11\/14\/us\/district-of-columbia-takes-a-campaign-to-the-streets.html\" title=\"\">Taxation Without Representation<\/a>\u201d to its standard license plates. And in 2016, an overwhelming majority of residents \u2014 <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/statehood.dc.gov\/page\/faq\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">86 percent<\/a> \u2014 voted in favor of statehood for the District of Columbia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cJust like you, we raise our families, pay our taxes, serve on juries, fight for our country and work together to create strong, caring communities,\u201d reads a website on statehood run by the city\u2019s government.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Some advocates of statehood have also framed it as a racial justice issue. Almost 45 percent of Washington\u2019s population is Black, according to <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/statehood.dc.gov\/page\/why-statehood-dc\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">data from the city government<\/a>, which has said that if it became a state, the District of Columbia would be \u201cthe only plurality-Black state in the country.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-2\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The idea of statehood also has strong support among Democrats, not least because Washington\u2019s voters have skewed heavily in favor of the party. Based on those electoral patterns, statehood for the District of Columbia would effectively guarantee two more Democrats in the Senate.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"css-13o6u42 eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-3830c4a\">A no-go for Republicans<\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Repeated efforts over decades to put the District of Columbia on a path to statehood have failed in Congress. There has been <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/02\/09\/us\/congress-washington-dc-laws.html\" title=\"\">staunch opposition from Republicans<\/a>, who have introduced legislation of their own to water down or even eliminate home rule for the District of Columbia. They have also called Democrat-backed pushes for statehood unconstitutional <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/04\/22\/us\/politics\/dc-statehood-vote.html\" title=\"\">power grabs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Republican members of Congress have often accused the city\u2019s government of incompetence and inaction, especially on crime. <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Rep_Clyde\/status\/1493982522757292035\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Some have argued<\/a> that the only way to effectively run Washington is through federal governance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Trump repeated that criticism on Wednesday, saying there was \u201c<a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RapidResponse47\/status\/1892419597141262429\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">too much crime<\/a>, too much graffiti\u201d in the city, necessitating a federal takeover.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">In the 1990s, Washington had one of the highest murder rates among major U.S. cities, but there has been a significant drop since then. Total violent crime in 2024 was the lowest it had been in the district in more than 30 years, <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-dc\/pr\/violent-crime-dc-hits-30-year-low\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">according to police data<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<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<br \/><a 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