WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump has once again threatened to take federal control of the District of Columbia in a lengthy Truth Social post shared Tuesday.

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In the post, Trump also called for D.C. to change its laws so that teenagers 14 and older can be prosecuted as adults and therefore face longer prison sentences. He then blamed the city's crime on these local "youths" and said "they are not afraid of law enforcement because they know nothing ever happens to them" and added "but it's going to happen now!" He additionally shared a photo of a young, shirtless individual covered in blood. He said the 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," Trump

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