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.

President Donald Trump on Tuesday suggested a federal takeover of New York City and Washington. The comments came when Trump, during a meeting of his Cabinet at the White House, was asked about New York City's upcoming mayoral election.

Trump suggests taking over Washington and running NYC if Mamdani elected - The president escalates attacks with threat of ‘tremendous power’ to ‘run’ cities if his political opponents are elected