WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump suggested a federal takeover of the District of Columbia Tuesday. He said he appointed his chief of staff to meet with the city’s mayor to discuss the possibility of a federal intervention.

President Donald Trump said Tuesday he’s weighing a federal takeover of Washington, D.C., spouting bogus claims about rampant crime in the nation’s capital, and hinted he could pursue the same with New York City.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday his administration was considering taking over governance of Washington, DC, the city that serves as the seat of the federal government. Trump, speaking during a cabinet meeting at the White House,