"Trump's comments immediately put the issue of D.C. home rule back at the center of the mayor's race.

"We are not going to get ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) off our streets by fearing this president. We are not going to protect our rights or Home Rule by obeying in advance," Lewis George wrote in a statement after the news conference.

"Threatening Home Rule because you do not like how residents vote is an attack on democracy itself. The people of D.C. elect the mayor of D.C. and they want someone who will stand up to Donald Trump."

Lewis George, a Ward 4 Council member, has campaigned on issues including housing affordability, tenant protections and expanding public services."

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Voters deciding elections and state referendums? That SO quaint!

Republicans don't need no stinking voters.