Janese Lewis George, a prominent Democratic Socialist, is poised to become Washington D.C.'s next mayor, advocating for a far-left policy agenda. Her platform includes ending police cooperation with ICE, opposing youth curfews, implementing free buses, and promoting universal childcare. President Trump expressed concerns, while Senator Tim Kaine warns against federal intervention in the city.
President Donald Trump on Sunday called Washington, D.C., council member Janeese Lewis George a "communist" and vowed to block policies he said would undermine public safety and reverse his administration's efforts to reduce crime in the nation's capital.
In a lengthy post on Truth Social, Trump said he plans to meet with Lewis George and argued Washington has become safer under his administration. He also pledged to oppose any agenda he said would weaken immigration enforcement, policing or the city's criminal justice system.
"Janeese Lewis George, the Communist who is almost certainly going to be elected Mayor of Washington, D.C., has stated that she wants to empty the prisons, make D.C. a Sanctuary City, oppose ICE, welcome Criminal Illegal Aliens back into our beloved Capital, resist Anti-Crime Crackdowns, Defund the Police, continue and expand Cashless Bail, and so many other Capital destroying ‘things,’" the president wrote on Truth Social.
SOCIALIST POISED TO LEAD DC AFTER DEM PRIMARY VICTORY, SETTING STAGE FOR CLASHES WITH TRUMP
President Donald Trump and D.C. Council member Janeese Lewis George are shown in a split image. Trump criticized Lewis George in a Truth Social post over her policies and her bid to become Washington's next mayor. (Paul Morigi/Getty Images for SPACEs in Action; Salwan Georges/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
"In the end, it will never work out, nor will I let it even have a chance because I have worked too hard to make Washington, D.C., the Envy of the World, wit
