The White House is lambasting local leaders in Maryland, Washington, D.C., and Virginia for the sewage spill in the Potomac. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Trump reiterated Tuesday that Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C., leaders are "responsible for the massive sewage spill in the Potomac River" and that if they can't handle the clean-up and prevention, "they have to call me and ask, politely, to get it fixed."
"The Federal Government is not at all involved with what has taken place, but we can fix it," Trump posted to Truth Social Tuesday. "But remember, even in that case, with the Democrat Shutdown, we’ll have to bring in true Patriots to do the work because many are not working right now. These Democrat caused Disasters, both River and Shutdown, will only get worse."
"The two Governors and the Mayor of D.C. must act, IMMEDIATELY. This is a Radical Left caused Environmental Hazard," the president continued. "With all of their talk about carbon footprints and everything else, they’re allowing hundreds of tons of sewage to pour into the Mighty Potomac, making it much less mighty. ACT FAST. I am awaiting your call. Thank you for your attention to this matter!"
The administration argued to Fox News Digital that Maryland has state regulatory enforcement authority over Potomac River waters, including rules requiring sewage operators to report, monitor and mitigate unauthorized discharges that threaten public health.
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore spoke out on social media following a fatal Border Patrol shooting in Minneapolis on Saturday. (Kim Hairston/The Baltimore Sun/Tribune News Service via Getty Images))
Moore spokesperson Ammar Moussa blasted Trump over pinning blame for the leak on Maryland in a previous statement, saying on Monday that Trump got his "facts wrong — again."
"Since the last century, the federal government has been responsible for the Potomac Interceptor, which is the origin of the sewage leak. For the last four weeks, the Trump Administration has failed to act, shirking its responsibility and putting people's health at risk," Moussa said. "Notably, the president’s own EPA explicitly refused to participate in the major legislative hearing about the cleanup last Friday."
"Apparently the Trump administration hadn’t gotten the memo that they’re actually supposed to be in charge here," Moussa said.
Repair work continues on the broken section of the Potomac Interceptor, a six-foot-wide sewage pipe that collapsed on January 19, in between the Clara Barton Parkway and the C&O Canal on Feb. 16, 2026 in Cabin John, Maryland (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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