President Donald Trump said he will meet with Janeese Lewis George, the Democratic nominee for D.C. mayor, but will not let D.C. “be destroyed by a Communist adherent” in a social media post.
The president made other claims about Lewis George in the post, saying she is opposed to ICE, wants to make D.C. a sanctuary city and resists the crackdown on crime. He also claimed she wants to defund police and expand cashless bail.
Lewis George responded with an official statement Sunday saying that while most of the claims Trump made were incorrect in the post, “the fact is that the Mayor of our nation’s capital and the Administration are going to be meeting with each other.”
“I’m willing to work with anyone, including the Administration, to improve the lives of DC residents, and I will stand up to anyone who puts our city or its residents in harm’s way,” Lewis George said in the statement. “Making DC safe and more affordable for our residents is my immediate focus.”
