Dallas Mayor Meets With Trump, Other Mayors At White House

WASHINGTON — Dallas Mayor Boyd Austin Jr., was among mayors from the across the country who to met with President Donald Trump at the White House Wednesday afternoon.

"It was awesome," Austin told Patch. "I'm very proud of President Trump and his administration for the great things he is doing for the country. It was an opportunity to see how this administration is cutting red tape, streamlining permitting, and growing the economy, in preparation for a major push on infrastructure—$1 trillion."

Austin was among roughly 100 mayors in the East Room at an event billed as a discussion about the economy, in addition to working with the mayors on the opioid crisis and rebuilding the nation’s crumbling infrastructure, according to the White House.

"You bring safety and prosperity and hope to our citizens," Trump told the mayors. "My administration will always support local government and listen to leaders who know their community best and you know your community best. We believe in local government. We believe in empowering each and every one of you. Together, we are achieving absolutely incredible results."

Trump told the mayors he would announce next week in his State of the Union address a $1.7 trillion investment in infrastructure.

Photo courtesy Mayor Boyd Austin Jr.

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