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Trump Warns of 'Full Takeover' As Socialists Make Historic Gains in America's Cities

After years of socialist policies are America’s biggest cities actually better off?

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Kyle Becker
Jun 15, 2026
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President Donald Trump sparked immediate controversy this week when he suggested the federal government could take a more direct role in governing Washington, D.C., if democratic socialist candidate Janeese Lewis George wins the city’s upcoming mayoral election.

“I wouldn’t like it, and maybe we take back Washington and run it on a federal basis,” Trump said when asked about the race.

“We won’t put up with it. We’re not going to lose our businesses.”

The comments were directed at a local election, but they touched a much larger national debate that few Americans seem to be paying close attention to…

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