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D.C’s Senator Knew This Would Happen

What Next | Daily News and Analysis

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News, Daily News, News Commentary, Politics

4.62.3K Ratings

🗓️ 21 August 2025

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Donald Trump was able to take over the Metropolitan Police Department and send in National Guard troops and federal agents to patrol the streets due to Washington D.C.’s strange, not-a-state status. One of the district’s (non-voting) Congressional representatives believes D.C. statehood could come in the backlash.  Guest: Ankit Jain, U.S. Senator for Washington, D.C. since 2024. Want more What Next? Subscribe to Slate Plus to access ad-free listening to the whole What Next family and across all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe today on Apple Podcasts by clicking “Try Free” at the top of our show page. Sign up now at slate.com/whatnextplus to get access wherever you listen. Podcast production by Elena Schwartz, Paige Osburn, Anna Phillips, Madeline Ducharme, and Rob Gunther. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:06.1

Unkit, can we start with, um, how do I address you?

1:12.1

Unkitt Jane has a job that is both really important right now and also kind of powerless.

1:19.3

Do I address you as senator?

1:21.0

Yeah, I think Senator Jane is fine.

1:22.7

I mean, you can tell people when you're introducing me that.

1:24.9

Senator Jane represents Washington, D.C. in Congress. But D.C., of course, it's not a state. So technically, he's not a senator at all.

1:35.4

He's a shadow senator. To be clear, he's elected, like everyone else, he just can't vote.

1:43.1

I mean, shadow senator is kind of a weird concept.

1:46.3

Yeah, I agree.

1:47.5

I did see it once in like a clip I saw of my colleague where they kept the thing.

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