President Donald Trump has announced he will seek $2 billion from Congress to finance a project aimed at revitalizing Washington, D.C. This request represents the latest step in a larger effort by the president to alter a city he has described as being overwhelmed with crime and decay. Trump’s baseless assertion that D.C. needs his help has grown into a campaign to transform the nation’s capital into an environment that resembles his private golf clubs.
The administration’s plan outlines improvements to light fixtures and roadways within a three-mile radius of the Capitol and the White House. The president has publicly accused D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser of inadequately maintaining the cleanliness of the city. He stated his intention to have the city “beautified” within 12 months, according to the Washington Post.
