'Had it Looking Beautiful': Trump Says He Didn't Want PM Modi to See Graffiti, Potholes During US Visit

Washington DC: Donald Trump , President of the United States, on Friday, stated that he does not want Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other global leaders who visit him to see the unsightly conditions around federal buildings in Washington, DC, including tents and graffiti.

Trump made these remarks in a speech at the Department of Justice, where he announced efforts to clean up the capital, focusing on removing these eyesores.

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"We're cleaning up our city. We're cleaning up this great capital, and we're not going to have crime, and we're not going to stand for crime, and we're going to take the graffiti down, and we're already taking the tents down, and we're working with the administration," he said in remarks at the DoJ.

The President further highlighted the goal was to create a capital city that would be a shining example to the world.

"We said there are tents galore right opposite the State Department. They have to come down. And they took them down right away. And so so far, so good. We want to have a capital that can be the talk of the world," Trump said.

"When Prime Minister Modi of India, the President of France, and all of these people… Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, they all came to see me over the last week and a half. And when they come in…I had the route run. I didn't want to have them see tents. I didn't want to have them see graffiti. I didn't want to have them see broken barriers and potholes in the roads. And we had it looking beautiful," Trump continued.

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The US President further emphasized his commitment to transforming Washington, D.C., into a safer city, assuring that it would become a crime-free capital.

"They're going to have a crime-free capital, again, it's going to be cleaner and better and safer than it ever was and it's not going to take us too long."

This comes days after Prime Minister Modi visited the White House for a bilateral meeting with Trump on February 13, marking the fourth foreign leader Trump hosted within weeks of his inauguration in January.

In less than a month into his second term, Trump had already welcomed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, and Jordan's King Abdullah II to the White House.