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EPISODE · Jul 18, 2025 · 2 MIN

"I’d love to own that,” Sen. Tuberville wants Trump to put him in charge of "pigsty" DC

from Ask a Pol politics · host Matt Laslo

Visit Ask a Pol ~ asking your lawmakers your questions at your US Capitol ~What should we ask Congress next? Let us know!In our latest episode, Ask a Pol asks Alabama gubernatorial candidate, Sen. Tommy Tuberville:President Donald Trump was asked about taking over control of Washington, DC’s locally elected government, and he said he’s looking into it. What do you think of that?Key Tuberville:“It’s awful. Look at the streets littered. Nobody does anything here. I mean ever since I’ve been here it’s just, it kinda runs on its own. I don’t know what they do with the money up here, because they got money,” Sen. Tommy Tuberville exclusively tells Ask a Pol.So would you be supportive of a federal takeover of the city? “Yeah,” Tuberville says. “Doing something where we might just have a little say so about cleaning up the capital city of the United States of America, because right now it’s — you just walk around, it’s just a pigsty”About Ask a Pol: We give listeners a front row seat to Congress. Transparency matters, so come inside the Capitol with us! Politicians disappoint. Ask a Pol keeps em honest. Find us on social media:SubstackXSpotifyAppleDon’t miss our other Ask a Pol sites!Ask a Pol politics.Ask a Pol crypto. Ask a Pol drugs. Ask a Pol ai. Ask a Pol uaps. Find Ask a Pol founder @MattLaslo on social media. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.askapolpolitics.com/subscribe

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