Former U.S. President Donald Trump said in Aug. 11 campaign remarks that he intends to "get rid of the slums" in Washington, D.C., asserting that the nation’s capital contains areas that he described as slums. "It’s not politically correct to say this, but we’re getting rid of them," he told the audience, without detailing how the effort would be carried out or what policies would be used.
Trump: It's not politically correct to say this, but we're getting rid of the slums too. "We have slums here." https://t.co/dRzMHqIkyr
President Trump on DC: We're getting rid of the slums, too. We have slums here and we're getting rid of them, I know it's not politically correct... but we're getting rid of them. https://t.co/SAGq3uM0Zd
Trump: We are getting rid of the slums, where they live. https://t.co/i55yQTrEzx