President Trump on Wednesday said the federal government should “take over the governance” of Washington, D.C. “I think that we should govern the District of Columbia,”

President Trump said the federal government should control the nation’s capital. Democrats and most local residents have long argued that Washington, D.C., should be a state.

President Donald Trump is throwing his support behind congressional efforts for a federal takeover of the nation’s capital, saying he approves putting the District of Columbia back under direct federa