Some genius thought this up?
HOMELESS people don’t have Money…
Is being poor and homeless a Crime in America?
Putting them in jail just makes taxpayers PAY for their room and meals and crowds out jail cells for criminals…
Trump is NOT TAKING OVER DC….
This is a prime example of Trump & Co.’s mindless showboating actions…
The Fed’s ain’t cops, and haven’t run municipal government operations….
All this grandstanding will go away soon enough (29 Days)….
But it IS another part of the Trump Chaos Protocol …
The White House said Tuesday that homeless people in the nation’s capital could be subject to fines and jail time as the administration cracks down on crime.
“The homeless problem has ravaged the city,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters…
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Since Trump signed his “Making the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful” executive order in March, 70 homeless encampments have been removed by U.S. Park Police, Leavitt touted — and the remaining two encampments are scheduled for removal this week.
Trump over the weekend had urged homeless people in the District to “move out, IMMEDIATELY” as he vowed an overhaul…
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Leavitt said Tuesday that moving homeless people far from the city isn’t off the table and that the administration is “exploring” that option.
“But again, homeless shelters, offered addiction and mental health services, or jail, if they refuse, are the options on the table right now,” she said.
Trump has declared a public safety emergency in the District and assumed federal control of the MPD under the Home Rule Act, a provision that lets him take over the police force for up to 30 days. Congress would need to pass a joint resolution to extend it further. He’s tapped Terry Cole, the administrator of the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), to serve as the federal government’s leader of the MPD.
“As for the timing, we will reevaluate and reassess and make further decisions after this 30-day period is up. But within these 30 days, our entire focus is making sure that this is the most efficient operation possible,” Leavitt said Tuesday.
“We look forward to working alongside the Metropolitan Police Department. And we did that last night, successfully, and we hope we can do that for the next 29 nights.”….
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Best part of this?
The Trump people want to ship the homless to someplace else?
A Democratic place?