Obama likes the idea of, The State of D.C.

President Obama has been a resident of the District of Columbia (practically, if not legally) since 2009.

He rides in a limousine with D.C. license plates.

But he's been relatively quiet on the controversial subject of D.C. statehood — until Monday.

"I'm in D.C. so I'm for it!" he said in at a town hall-style meeting to promote his My Brother's Keeper initiative.

"Folks in D.C. pay taxes like everybody else, they contribute to the overall well being of the country like everybody else, they should be treated like everybody else," Obama said in response to a question.

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