 "'Did not want PM Modi, world leaders to see tents, graffiti & potholes': Trump on Washington DC cleanup")
US President Donald Trump said that he ordered the cleanup of Washington, DC, to ensure that visiting world leaders, including Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, did not see tents and graffiti near federal buildings.
“We’re cleaning up our city. We’re cleaning up this great capital, and we’re not going to have crime, and we’re not going to stand for crime, and we’re going to take the graffiti down, and we’re already taking the tents down, and we’re working with the administration,” Trump said Friday in remarks at the Department of Justice.He said so far the Mayor of Washington DC Muriel Bowser has been doing a good job cleaning up the capital.
Trump said that tents had been set up right across from the State Department and needed to be removed. “We said there are tents galore, and they have to come down. They took them down right away. So far, so good. We want our capital to be the talk of the world,” he said.
He mentioned recent visits from global leaders, including Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the French President, and the UK Prime Minister. “They all came to see me over the last week and a half. When they arrived, I had the route cleared. I didn’t want them to see tents, graffiti, broken barriers, or potholes in the roads. We made sure everything looked beautiful,” Trump added.
“And we’re going to do that for the city, and we’re going to have a crime-free capital. When people come here, they’re not going to be mugged or shot or raped. They’re going to have a crime-free capital, again, it’s going to be cleaner and better and safer than it ever was and it’s not going to take us too long.“Modi visited the White House for a bilateral meeting with Trump on February 13, the fourth foreign leader hosted by Trump in just weeks after his inauguration in January.
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More ShortsWithin less than a month of the start of Trump’s second term in the White House, he had hosted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and Jordan’s King Abdullah II.French President Emmanuel Macron and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer are among the other foreign leaders Trump has hosted in his second term so far.
Trump further vowed to restore law and order in Washington, promising a drastic reduction in crime rates and a safer environment for residents and visitors alike. “We are going to have a crime-free capital. When people come here, they’re not going to be mugged, or shot, or raped. They’re going to have a crime-free capital again. It’s going to be cleaner, better, and safer than it ever was. It’s not going to take us too long,” he added.His comments come just weeks after Prime Minister Modi’s visit to the US, which was hailed as “productive and substantive."
During his time in Washington, PM Modi held extensive discussions with Trump and other key figures, including newly confirmed Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, Tesla CEO Elon Musk, and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy. The talks covered strategic and security cooperation, defence, trade, economic engagement, technology, energy security, and regional and global concerns.
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