The plans for homeless people, many of whom suffer from mental health illnesses, were laid out by White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt during a Tuesday afternoon briefing while discussing the administration’s move to federalize control of the Metropolitan Police Department and deploy the National Guard to control the “public safety emergency” in the District of Columbia.
“Homeless individuals will be given the option to leave their encampment to be taken to a homeless shelter to be offered addiction or mental health services,” Leavitt said. “And if they refuse, they will be susceptible to fines or to jail time.”
Cleaning up the district was a campaign promise that Trump referenced at least 20 times during the 2024 election season, according to a Tuesday morning press
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