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WATCH: Trump Threatens to Invoke DC Home Rule and “Take Back Washington” if Socialist Mayoral Candidate Wins – “We Won’t Put Up With It”

President Trump threatened to invoke the DC Home Rule Act on Thursday and "take back Washington" again if DC elects a Socialist mayor in the upcoming election. Democratic Socialist DC Councilmember Janeese Lewis George is widely considered the frontrunner in next week's election.

Curated by Brimstone Editorial Desk · Source: Gateway Pundit ·
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Brimstone Report is tracking this as a curated politics brief. The source report from Gateway Pundit says: President Trump threatened to invoke the DC Home Rule Act on Thursday and "take back Washington" again if DC elects a Socialist mayor in the upcoming election. Democratic Socialist DC Councilmember Janeese Lewis George is widely considered the frontrunner in next week's election.

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  • Primary source: Gateway Pundit
  • Published: Jun 12, 2026, 12:40 AM UTC
  • Coverage area: Politics
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  • Topic signals: developing story metadata

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  1. Source published: Jun 12, 2026, 12:40 AM UTC
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