“Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C., who are responsible for the massive sewage spill in the Potomac River, must get to work, IMMEDIATELY,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post.
“If they can’t do the job, they have to call me and ask, politely, to get it fixed. The Federal Government is not at all involved with what has taken place, but we can fix it,” he continued.
With all of their talk about carbon footprints and everything else, they’re allowing hundreds of tons of sewage to pour into the Mighty Potomac, making it much less mighty. ACT FAST. I am awaiting your call,” he said.
The spillage into the Potomac River resulted from a section of the Potomac Interceptor sewer line collapsing last month. That led to an overflow of roughly 243 million gallons of wastewater as of Feb. 6, according to DC Water.
The pipe that burst last month is a DC Water pipe known as the Potomac Interceptor.
Read more here, from The Hill's Julia Manchester.
