Trump Vows to Take on Homelessness, Starts by Blaming Democrats
Donald Trump said he wants to curb homelessness in Los Angeles and other large U.S. cities, blaming the problem squarely on Democrats as he campaigns for re-election. Options his administration is examining include relocating homeless people from the streets of Los Angeles and elsewhere into vacant federal property, two officials said.
The White House released a report on homelessness on Monday that described the issue largely as a result of over-regulation of the housing market, exacerbated by lax policing and an abundance of homeless shelters in Democratic-led cities. The report was criticized by advocates for the homeless, who say the administration should put more money into affordable housing programs instead of proposing to cut spending.
“We can’t let Los Angeles, San Francisco and numerous other cities destroy themselves by allowing what’s happening,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One on Tuesday. “And the people of San Francisco are fed up, and the people of Los Angeles are fed up. And we’re looking at it, and we’ll be doing something about it.”
He also complained that homeless people are living on the “best highways, our best streets, our best entrances to buildings” as property owners pay “tremendous taxes” and picked their locations because of “prestige.”
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