'Attack on democracy': Trump threatens DC home rule pending mayoral election [View all]

President Donald Trump threatened D.C. home rule when asked Thursday about the race for D.C. mayor.

In the Oval Office Thursday, Trump warned if Janeese Lewis George wins next week's Democratic primary and becomes D.C.'s next mayor, the federal government could take over the nation's capital.

“Well, I wouldn’t like it, and maybe we’d take back Washington and run it on the federal basis,” Trump said. “We won’t put up with it. We’re not going to lose our businesses. By the way, Washington, now, is a safe, beautiful place.”

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https://www.nbcwashington.com/decision-2026/attack-on-democracy-trump-threatens-dc-home-rule-pending-mayoral-election/4115665/


Democratic socialist holds wide lead in DC mayor race

City Council member Janeese Lewis George, a democratic socialist, holds a sizable lead in the high-stakes Washington, D.C., Democratic primary to replace retiring Mayor Muriel Bowser (D).

The latest results from Tuesday’s election show Lewis George with almost 53 percent of the vote, putting her 16.28 percentage points ahead of former D.C. Council at-large member Kenyan McDuffie, according to Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ).

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5927896-janeese-lewis-george-democratic-socialist-dc-democratic-primary/