President Trump demanded Wednesday that Washington, DC, Mayor Muriel Bowser clear out the “unsightly” homeless encampments throughout the nation’s capital — including near the Executive Residence — or his administration would be “forced to do it for her.

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday directed Washington DC Mayor Muriel Bowser to address the issue of homelessness in the nation’s capital. He stressed the presence of homeless encampments near several federal buildings,

President Donald Trump reportedly told D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser to clean the homeless encampments of else federal officials "will be forced to do it for her."

The White House has backed off previous plans for an executive order focused on President Donald Trump’s public grievances with the District, according to a senior Trump administration official who spoke on the condition of anonymity to share internal deliberations.

For weeks, President Trump has floated the idea of issuing an executive order to exert more control over the District.

The mayor’s announcement represents a remarkable retreat from her defiant posture toward President Donald Trump during his first term.