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Trump looms large over upcoming primary elections in Washington, DC

Pinto is a leading candidate for delegate and says self-governance and affordability are priorities.

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Washington, D.C.’s June 16 primaries are taking shape around President Trump’s influence on the city and its limited autonomy. Candidates Robert White Jr. and Brooke Pinto are leading the race to succeed Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton.

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D.C. council member and candidate for the city’s congressional delegate

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D.C. council member and candidate for the city’s congressional delegate

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Donald Trump
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President of the United States; his administration’s influence on D.C. is a central campaign issue

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U.S. representative and outgoing D.C. congressional delegate

ALSO MENTIONED  Janeese Lewis George, D.C. council member and mayoral candidate; Kenyan McDuffie, D.C. council member and mayoral candidate; Muriel Bowser, Mayor of Washington, D.C.

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Washington, D.C., Prepares for June 16 Primary Elections

Outlets agree that D.C. voters will choose party nominees for mayor and congressional delegate on June 16, with Brooke Pinto among the leading candidates to succeed Eleanor Holmes Norton. The campaigns are unfolding amid debate over President Donald Trump’s influence and the district’s limited autonomy. Center outlets frame the primaries around Trump’s influence and D.C.’s limited autonomy, while also covering affordability, public safety and differing approaches to federal authority.

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