Billionaire Elon Musk said Tuesday that it’s “time to federalize DC” after President Donald Trump suggested the same threat while spotlighting a recent crime in Washington that allegedly involved a member of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
Musk posted on X, “A few days ago, a gang of about a dozen young men tried to assault a woman in her car at night in DC. A @Doge team member saw what was happening, ran to defend her and was severely beaten to the point of concussion, but he saved her. It is time to federalize DC.”
Earlier Tuesday, Trump posted on Truth Social, that he would “federalize this city” while talking about crime in the nation’s capital. He also included a photo of the alleged DOGE worker, who was cut, bruised and bloodied and sitting beside a white van.
TRUMP: “Somebody from @DOGE was very badly hurt last night … A young man who was beat up by a bunch of thugs in D.C.”pic.twitter.com/6zxOi0U4mx
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The president posted, in part, “The most recent victim was beaten mercilessly by local thugs. Washington, D.C., must be safe, clean, and beautiful for all Americans and, importantly, for the World to see. If D.C. doesn’t get its act together, and quickly, we will have no choice but to take Federal control of the City, and run this City how it should be run, and put criminals on notice that they’re not going to get away with it anymore.”
Trump continued, “Perhaps it should have been done a long time ago, then this incredible young man, and so many others, would not have had to go through the horrors of Violent Crime. If this continues, I am going to exert my powers and FEDERALIZE this City. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!”
The president also referenced the incident during his remarks on Tuesday at the White House.
Trump told reporters, “Somebody from DOGE was very badly hurt last night. A young man who was beat up by a bunch of thugs from DC. They’re either going to straighten their act out, in terms of government and protection, or we’re going to have to federalize and run it the way it’s supposed to be run.”
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