President Trump wrote Sunday that homeless people should be moved out of Washington, D.C., “IMMEDIATELY” and relocated “FAR” away, as he hints at more aggressive policing in the nation’s capital — and suggests putting the city under federal control.
The Trump administration announced last week it had boosted the presence of federal law enforcement in D.C., after the alleged assault of a former Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, staffer. In a series of Truth Social posts over the weekend, the president suggested he may take further action, announcing a Monday morning press conference he said would “involve ending the Crime, Murder, and Death in our Nation’s Capital.”
Mr. Trump’s possible next steps remain unclear.
“The Homeless have to move out, IMMEDIATELY. We will give you places to stay, but FAR from the Capital. The Criminals, you don’t have to move out. We’re going to put you in jail where you belong,” Mr. Trump wrote in a Sunday morning Truth Social post accompanied by photos of roadside encampments and garbage.
“There will be no ‘MR. NICE GUY,'” the president continued. “We want our Capital BACK.”
Hours later, Mr. Trump wrote: “Before the tents, squalor, filth, and Crime, it was the most beautiful Capital in the World. It will soon be that again.”
Last week, the president also threatened to “exert my powers” to put Washington under federal control.
Mr. Trump has floated the idea of federalizing D.C. in the past. His latest call to take over the city was driven by an alleged attack on ex-DOGE employee Edward Coristine during a weekend carjacking attempt. Mr. Trump posted about the incident on Tuesday and appeared to share a photo of Coristine. Writing that crime in the capital is “totally out of control,” he suggested a federal takeover of Washington if the city’s local government “doesn’t get its act together, and quickly.”
The president likely doesn’t have the authority to fully federalize the capital city — unless Congress repeals a 1973 law that gave the city’s residents the power to elect their own mayor and city council. He can temporarily take over the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department if he “determines that special conditions of an emergency nature exist which require the use of the Metropolitan Police force for federal purposes,” but it’s not clear that the legal conditions are met.
Mr. Trump also said Sunday that his press conference will focus on “Cleanliness and the General Physical Renovation and Condition of our once beautiful and well maintained Capital,” citing a pricey Federal Reserve office renovation project.
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