The Trump administration Wednesday moved to take over Washington, D,C.’s Union Station as the president widens his federal crackdown on the nation’s capital.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said his department will manage the main rail mass transportation hub in Washington, taking it over from Amtrak next month, as President Trump flexes his power over various aspects of life in the city.

“He wants Union Station to be beautiful again. He wants transit to be safe again,” Duffy said. “And he wants our nation’s capital to be great again. And today is part of that.”

The takeover comes as Trump expands the federal push that has seen thousands of National Guard troops and federal law enforcement officials flood into Washington in what he calls a bid to keep a lid on crime and undocu

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