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,

President Donald Trump said his administration is weighing whether to take control of the city of Washington, DC, to help combat crime, in a move that would represent a dramatic upheaval to the capital’s half-century of home rule.

The US president suggested his administration would run the city better with an appointed leader. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.