Trump attacks Washington's likely next mayor as communist
US President Donald Trump used Truth Social to denounce Janeese Lewis George, the Democratic mayoral primary winner in Washington, DC, calling her a 'communist' and warning she would destroy the city. Lewis George, a democratic socialist, is virtually assured to win November's general election in the heavily Democratic capital. Trump also touted his administration's beautification projects, including a blue coating on the Reflecting Pool that has since peeled and turned green with algae. The president has escalated his use of 'communist' against political opponents, recently applying it to three New York City primary winners backed by Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
Key facts
- Trump called Janeese Lewis George a 'communist' on Truth Social
- Lewis George won the Democratic mayoral primary on Tuesday
- Washington, DC is heavily Democratic, making her the presumptive next mayor
- Trump claimed he made Washington a 'Safe and Prestigious Community' with National Guard troops
- Trump has recently used 'communist' to describe other Democratic primary winners
- Lewis George identifies as a democratic socialist, not a communist
- Trump boasted about resurfacing the Reflecting Pool with 'American flag blue' coating
- The coating has peeled and algae has turned the water green
Entities
Institutions
- Truth Social
- Democratic Party
- National Guard
Locations
- Washington, DC
- United States
- New York City
- Potomac