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Trump calls statehood for Washington, D.C. "ridiculous"

Name: Trump calls statehood for Washington, D.C. "ridiculous"
Uploaded: 2025-08-13T17:09:57.000Z
Duration: 43 s
Description: During President Trump’s announcement of the Kennedy Center Honorees, Trump criticized D.C.'s push for statehood, which has been raised as an issue again with his takeover of the city police department, saying, "Statehood is ridiculous."

During President Trump’s announcement of the Kennedy Center Honorees, Trump criticized D.C.'s push for statehood, which has been raised as an issue again with his takeover of the city police department, saying, "Statehood is ridiculous."

Trump calls statehood for Washington, D.C. "ridiculous"

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