DC mayor, Trump discussed statehood

Published December 6, 2016 6:04pm ET



D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and President-elect Trump discussed Washington’s quest to become the 51st state during a meeting Tuesday at Trump Tower.

“We talked about the things that are important to Washingtonians and certainly becoming the fifty-first state is one of them,” Mayor Muriel Bowser told reporters after speaking with the incoming Republican president.

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