‘We run it very well’: Are Trump indicating to handle New York City and Washington? Watch

US President Donald Trump suggested Tuesday (local time) that the federal government could control the city of New York and Washington, claiming that the White House has the right to intervene in cities if needed.Speaking at a cabinet meeting at the White House, Trump was asked about the upcoming Mayor election in New York City. He said, “We are not going – if a communist is chosen to run New York, it can never be the same. But we have tremendous power in the White House, when we have to run places to run places.”

Trump criticized the Democratic candidate Zohran Mamdani, who identified as a Democratic Socialist, and other candidates such as Eric Adams, Andrew Cumo and Curtis Sliva were also mentioned, although he did not support anyone.He also slammed New York’s rank-packed polling system and called his relationship with the current Mayor Eric Adams “test”.“New York City will run properly,” he told ABC News. “We are going to bring back New York,” he said.Drawing his attention to Washington DC, he quoted that the federal government could occupy the city due to concerns about crime. “We can run DC. We are looking at DC. We do not want crime in DC. We want the city to run well,” he said.He said that his Chief of Staff, Susie Wils, Washington’s Mayor Muril Boseer was talking.Trump has long invited the federal government to handle Washington, complaining that the local leaders were not effective and arguing that the city was full of crime.However, preliminary data from the Metropolitan Police Department suggests that violent offense is 25% less than last year and overall crime is 8% lower.Trump said on Tuesday that if the federal government runs Washington, it would be well managed and the crime would be very low.Trump said, “We run it very well, it would be so appropriate, we will find the best person to run it.” “And we know that the crime will be minimal, very little. And, you know, we are thinking about doing it, to be honest with you,” he said.Trump said that he wants the capital city to run completely and believes that the federal government can easily manage it. He said that his team has a good relationship with the Mayor and is currently being tested whether his plan will work or not.Washington DC has some autonomy under the 1973 Home Rule Act. It gives the residents the ability to manage their affairs by choosing a mayor and members of the city council. However, the Congress has a final point on the city’s laws and budgets.