Trump vows to revitalize DC while warring with Washington workforce

Published February 12, 2025 4:00am ET



President Donald Trump loves to hate Washington, D.C., but says he will revitalize the city in order to make the nation’s capital a place that visitors and voters can be proud of.

“We will take over the horribly run capital of our nation in Washington, D.C., and clean it up, renovate it and rebuild our capital city so there is no longer a nightmare of murder and crime,” Trump said in July.

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