The president told reporters that city leaders are not doing enough to reduce crime, clean up graffiti and remove homeless encampments.

President Donald Trump has upended much of inner workings of Washington across the first month of his return to the White House. Now, he might be looking to upend the District itself.

"I think that we should govern District of Columbia," Trump told reporters on Air Force Once. "We should run it strong, run it with law and order, make it absolutely flawlessly beautiful. And I think we should take over Washington,

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.