In the three weeks since the federal law enforcement surge in D.C. started, President Donald Trump has frequently criticized the city’s infrastructure, particularly its roads and medians, and is promising to fix it.

Mayor Muriel Bowser, though, said the city has made significant strides in upgrading its local roads and alleys over the last decade.

In the Oval Office on Monday, while signing an executive order about cashless bail, Trump said D.C. streets have been “swept immaculate, but they’re going to be much better in few months, when we put a topping on, they’re going to look brand new.”

Trump’s comments about D.C. roads come about five months after his late March executive order aimed at making D.C. safe and beautiful. The order called for a “coordinated beautification plan” for f

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