An emboldened President Donald Trump is increasingly using his bully pulpit to stamp his imprint on Washington, DC — pushing the bounds of executive power to reshape a city that once snubbed him.

Trump in his first seven months has sought extraordinary control over key cultural institutions, taking over leadership of the Kennedy Center and demanding changes to Smithsonian museums that align with his political beliefs. He’s slashed the size of the federal workforce, moved to sell off government buildings and embarked on a pricey White House renovation that will make the world’s most famous address more closely resemble another one of his private clubs.

And in an unprecedented move triggered by his own gripes with DC government, Trump has taken control of the city’s police forc

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