Trump expressed concern about the election of socialist Zohran Mamdani as mayor of New York City, asserting that the White House possesses significant authority to take control of cities if necessary. He mentioned plans regarding Washington, D.C., stating that local officials were ineffective and that the federal government could manage the city better to reduce crime. Despite his claims, recent data showed a decline in crime rates in D.C., with violent crime down 25% from the previous year.
Trump stated, 'We're not going to have - if a communist gets elected to run New York, it can never be the same. But we have tremendous power at the White House to run places when we have to.'
On Washington, D.C., Trump said, 'We could run D.C. We're looking at D.C. We don't want crime in D.C. We want the city to run well.'
Governor Hochul responded, 'Voters decide who runs New York City. Not Washington and certainly not wannabe kings.'
Preliminary data from the Metropolitan Police Department indicated that violent crime is down 25% in D.C. from last year.
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