{"id":180187,"date":"2025-08-27T16:47:20","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T16:47:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/180187\/"},"modified":"2025-08-27T16:47:20","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T16:47:20","slug":"trump-extends-control-over-washington-by-taking-management-of-union-station-away-from-amtrak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/180187\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump extends control over Washington by taking management of Union Station away from Amtrak"},"content":{"rendered":"

The secretary said Union Station, located within walking distance of the U.S. Capitol, had \u201cfallen into disrepair\u201d when it should be a \u201cpoint of pride\u201d for the city.<\/p>\n

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DC Federal Intervention Union Station<\/strong> Amtrak Police officers patrol Union Station, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Mariam Zuhaib) <\/p>\n

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DC Federal Intervention Union Station<\/strong> FILE – People walk to Union Station as District of Columbia National Guard soldiers stand outside their M-ATV, Aug. 16, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File) <\/p>\n

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DC Federal Intervention Union Station<\/strong> FILE – Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy looks during a news conference, Aug. 5, 2025, at the Department of Transportation in Washington. (AP Photo\/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File) <\/p>\n

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DC Federal Intervention Union Station<\/strong> Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy boards the NextGen Acela high-speed rail service, at Union Station in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025. (AP Photo\/J. Scott Applewhite) <\/p>\n

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DC Federal Intervention Union Station<\/strong> Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy boards the NextGen Acela high-speed rail service en route to Boston, at Union Station in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025. (AP Photo\/J. Scott Applewhite) <\/p>\n

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DC Federal Intervention Union Station<\/strong> Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy boards the NextGen Acela high-speed rail service en route to Boston, at Union Station in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025. (AP Photo\/J. Scott Applewhite) <\/p>\n

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Listen live to WTOP\u2019s coverage from Union Station.\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

WASHINGTON (AP) \u2014 President Donald Trump\u2019s administration is taking management of Union Station away from Amtrak<\/a>, the latest example of the federal government exerting its power over the nation\u2019s capital.<\/p>\n

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced the takeover alongside Amtrak President Roger Harris at Union Station on Wednesday for the launch of the NextGen Acela, the rail service\u2019s new high-speed train.<\/p>\n

Union Station, the secretary said, has \u201cfallen into disrepair\u201d when it should be a \u201cpoint of pride\u201d for the city. He said taking over management of Washington\u2019s main transportation hub, which is walking distance from the U.S. Capitol, would help beautify the landmark in an economical way and was in line with Trump\u2019s vision.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe wants Union Station to be beautiful again. He wants transit to be safe again. And he wants our nation\u2019s capital to be great again. And today is part of that,\u201d Duffy said.<\/p>\n

The Trump administration\u2019s move to take over Union Station follows other attempts to put the District of Columbia further under the president\u2019s control. In recent weeks, he has increased federal law enforcement and immigration agents in the nation\u2019s capital while also taking over the city\u2019s police department<\/a> and activating members of the National Guard, saying he\u2019s fighting violent crime. Local police department statistics, though, show violent crime in Washington<\/a> has declined in recent years. <\/p>\n

Duffy echoed the Republican president, who said last week he wants $2 billion from Congress<\/a> to beautify Washington as part of his crackdown on the city<\/a>. <\/p>\n

National Guard troops have been on patrol inside and outside Union Station after Trump launched the anti-crime effort earlier this month. Vice President JD Vance and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth were shouted down by opponents of the federal intervention when they visited with troops<\/a> there last week. <\/p>\n

Duffy had pressed Amtrak about crime at Union Station in a March letter to its chief operating officer and requested an updated plan on how it intended to improve public safety there.<\/p>\n

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