Donald Trump in The New York Post

On Civil Rights: DC won't become a state because they'd elect Democrats

Trump says Washington, DC, won't ever be a state because Republicans aren't "stupid" enough to add guaranteed Democratic seats in Congress. "DC will never be a state," Trump told The Post. "You mean District of Columbia, a state? Why? So we can have two more Democratic -- Democrat senators and five more congressmen? No thank you. That'll never happen." The capital city is home to roughly 700,000 people -- more people than Vermont and Wyoming, and nearly as many as Alaska.

DC license plates carry the slogan "Taxation Without Representation" in protest of the lack of seats in Congress. Residents have a non-voting delegate in the House and no senators. If it were a state, DC would have one House member and two senators. A "Taxation Without Representation" DC license plate adorned Barack Obama's limo during his presidency.

Source: New York Post on Trump Administration May 5, 2020

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