Trump Calls for New FBI Headquarters to Be Built in Washington

Published on May 8, 2024

Former President Donald Trump criticized plans to build a new headquarters for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in Greenbelt, Maryland. “THE NEW FBI BUILDING SHOULD BE BUILT IN WASHINGTON, D.C., NOT MARYLAND,” President Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social. If re-elected, he said, this would be a centerpiece of his plan to “totally renovate and rebuild our capital city.” “THE FBI MUST BE IN WALKING DISTANCE TO THE DOJ BUILDING IN THAT THE DOJ & FBI HAVE TO WORK CLOSELY TOGETHER,” President Trump said. “A TWO MINUTE WALK TO A MEETING IS FAR BETTER THAN A TRAFFIC LADEN TWO HOUR DRIVE TO GREENBELT, MARYLAND.”...