WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump suggested a federal takeover of the District of Columbia Tuesday. He said he appointed his chief of staff to meet with the city’s mayor to discuss the possibility of a federal intervention.

President Donald Trump said his administration is weighing whether to take control of the city of Washington, DC, to help combat crime, in a move that would represent a dramatic upheaval to the capital’s half-century of home rule.

The president made the comments during a meeting of his Cabinet at the White House when he was asked about New York City's upcoming mayoral election.