President Donald Trump advised Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser on Wednesday evening to remove the homeless encampments in the city or the federal government will step in.

“We have notified the Mayor of Washington, D.C., that she must clean up all of the unsightly homeless encampments in the City, specifically including the ones outside of the State Department, and near the White House,” Trump posted on his Truth Social platform.

Trump’s push to revitalize D.C. follows a commitment he made in February to urge community members in the district to bring back public safety and begin a beautification of the city.

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