DC risks Trump’s heavy hand with election of socialist mayor
Janeese Lewis George, a socialist councilwoman, is poised to become the District of Columbia’s next mayor, an electoral outcome that is expected to revive President Donald Trump’s scrutiny of the local government after months of intervening in its affairs.
TL;DR
- Janeese Lewis George, a socialist councilwoman, is expected to become the next mayor of Washington, D.C.
- Her election could lead to renewed scrutiny and intervention from President Donald Trump.
- Lewis George has stated that the district's autonomy is "nonnegotiable" and plans policy shifts, such as repealing an order for police cooperation with federal immigration authorities.
- D.C.'s semiautonomous status allows Congress to overturn its laws, a power Trump has previously exercised.
- Concerns exist that Trump may increase federal control and push Congress to repeal the D.C. Home Rule Act.