{"id":2613477,"date":"2026-06-11T18:39:02","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T22:39:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-hed-take-back-dc-if-socialist-mayoral-candidate-wins\/"},"modified":"2026-06-11T18:39:02","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T22:39:02","slug":"trump-says-hed-take-back-dc-if-socialist-mayoral-candidate-wins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-hed-take-back-dc-if-socialist-mayoral-candidate-wins\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump says he&#8217;d &#8216;take back&#8217; DC if socialist mayoral candidate wins"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-says-hed-take-back-dc-if-socialist-mayoral-candidate-wins%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2613477&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> on Thursday vowed to exert federal control over <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/washington-dc\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"260\">Washington, D.C.<\/a>, again if Councilwoman Janeese Lewis George wins the primary election next week and the general election in November.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lewis George, a self-described socialist, is one of many candidates running in the Democratic primary on June 16. A reporter compared Lewis George to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-york-city\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"286\">New York<\/a> Mayor <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/zohran-mamdani\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"11802\">Zohran Mamdani<\/a>, another socialist, in asking the president for his thoughts on her.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4603440\/spencer-pratt-los-angeles-mayor-spotlight\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Spencer Pratt\u2019s Los Angeles mayoral run ends in defeat, but the spotlight stays on<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4603320\/karen-bass-brother-sues-los-angeles-house-burned-palisades\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Karen Bass\u2019s brother sues Los Angeles after house burned down in Palisades fire<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4603113\/california-voters-finally-outcomes-primaries-eight-days-later\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Californians finally know who they will be voting for in key races come November \u2026 eight days after polls closed<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI wouldn\u2019t like it,\u201d Trump said when asked about the front-runner\u2019s hypothetical primary victory. \u201cMaybe we take back Washington and run it on a federal basis. We won\u2019t put up with it. We\u2019re not going to lose our businesses.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His comments were amplified by the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/white-house\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"8767\">White House\u2019s<\/a> Rapid Response 47 account on X.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Q: There&#8217;s a crazy socialist running for mayor of Washington, D.C. What if she wins?<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@POTUS<\/a>: &#8220;I wouldn&#8217;t like it \u2014 and maybe we take back Washington, run it on the federal basis. We won&#8217;t put up with it. We&#8217;re not going to lose our businesses.&#8221; <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XDG1977D2W\">pic.twitter.com\/XDG1977D2W<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RapidResponse47\/status\/2065168107212009940?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 11, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump boasted about his decision to federalize the district\u2019s law enforcement last August, saying the crime-reduction efforts transformed the city into \u201ca safe and beautiful place\u201d and revitalized the local restaurant scene.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019re 92% down on crime,\u201d he said. \u201cYou\u2019ll always have some whackjob someplace, but we\u2019re going to be close to 100%.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The district has experienced a significant drop in crime since the federal government intervened last summer, but the latest statistics don\u2019t support the 92% figure. Violent crime, including homicides, has seen a 3% drop so far this year compared to the same time last year, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/mpdc.dc.gov\/dailycrime\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/mpdc.dc.gov\/dailycrime\">according to<\/a> data from the Metropolitan Police Department. For all of last year, violent crime was down 29%.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump pointed to the lower crime rates in Memphis and New Orleans, where <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/national-guard\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1956\">National Guard<\/a> units were deployed, as a model for what blue cities should do. He then named Chicago, New York, and Los Angeles as the next cities that should tackle their respective crime problems more seriously.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump also touted his efforts to beautify Washington, including the recently renovated Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, while talking about his accomplishments regarding the nation\u2019s capital.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, Lewis George is set to face six other candidates in the Democratic primary next Tuesday. They are running to replace Mayor <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/muriel-bowser\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"2963\">Muriel Bowser<\/a>, who is forgoing running for a fourth term.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The socialist candidate is leading the mayoral race against the rest of the primary field. A recent <em>Washington Post<\/em>-Schar School <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/dc-md-va\/2026\/06\/05\/lewis-george-leads-dc-mayoral-race-many-undecided-post-schar-school-polls-finds\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/dc-md-va\/2026\/06\/05\/lewis-george-leads-dc-mayoral-race-many-undecided-post-schar-school-polls-finds\/\">poll<\/a> showed her with an 11-point lead against former District Councilman Kenyan McDuffie, a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/dc-md-va\/2026\/05\/31\/dc-mayoral-candidate-kenyan-mcduffie-wants-offer-more-opportunities-resident\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/dc-md-va\/2026\/05\/31\/dc-mayoral-candidate-kenyan-mcduffie-wants-offer-more-opportunities-resident\/\">relatively progressive<\/a> challenger. Lewis George and McDuffie had the most support among likely Democratic primary voters, while the other contenders polled in the single digits.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of the long-shot mayoral candidates criticized Trump over his comments on taking over the federal district.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cCompletely unacceptable,\u201d Rini Sampath <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RiniSampath\/status\/2065182702798602669\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RiniSampath\/status\/2065182702798602669\">posted on X<\/a>. \u201cWe need to do everything in our power to stop Donald Trump from taking over our city. The president is looking for a reason to get rid of home rule, and we are already seeing federal infringement on everything from traffic cameras to beautification to local decision-making.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4605621\/trump-dc-arch-construction-length\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4605621\/trump-dc-arch-construction-length\/\">TRUMP ARCH COULD TAKE UP TO THREE YEARS AND 20 HOURS OF CONSTRUCTION PER DAY<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThat is why the next mayor\u2019s role is not just to resist Trump,\u201d she wrote. \u201cThe next mayor\u2019s role is to deny him an opening. That means fixing the budget, cleaning up procurement, going agency by agency, holding directors accountable, and making the basics work again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Responding to Trump\u2019s remarks, Lewis George <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Janeese4DC\/status\/2065190756214538273\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Janeese4DC\/status\/2065190756214538273\">called his threat<\/a> \u201can attack on democracy itself\u201d and vowed to stand up to him on behalf of Washington voters if elected.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Donald Trump on Thursday vowed to exert federal control over Washington, D.C., again if Councilwoman Janeese Lewis George wins the primary election next week and the general election in November. Lewis George, a self-described socialist, is one of many candidates running in the Democratic primary on June 16. 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