WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump once again threatened to take federal control of the District of Columbia in a lengthy Truth Social post shared Tuesday, after a famed former Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) employee was allegedly beaten in the nation's capital.

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Trump said local youths and gang members are "randomly attacking, mugging, maiming, and shooting innocent citizens, at the same time knowing that they will be almost immediately released," in his post, before calling for D.C. to change its laws so that teenagers 14 and older can be prosecuted as adults and therefore face longer prison sentences.

The president additionally shared a photo of a young, shirtless individual covered in blood. He said the victim was "beaten mercilessly by local thugs." Mu

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