President Donald Trump and Elon Musk arrive at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on Wednesday, Feb. 19, after returning from Florida. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Per the city's Home Rule authority, Congress vets all D.C. laws and can overturn them, but some congressional Republicans want to go further by putting the District under direct federal control, as it was at its founding.
Trump said he liked DC Mayor Muriel Bowser personally, but complained about the city's governance.
President Donald Trump said he supports putting Washington, D.C., back under direct federal control while complaining to reporters about crime and homelessness in the nation's capital. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
"You just can't let that happen," Trump said. "You can't have tents on all your beautiful — your once magnificent plaza and lawns."
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