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Trump wants to drive homeless people out of Washington

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Switzerland

Monday, August 11


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That's what it's about

  • US President Donald Trump calls for the immediate removal of homeless people from the capital.
  • He plans to offer the homeless places far from the capital.
  • Trump announces a press conference to discuss crime and cleanliness in the capital.

"The homeless must go, immediately!" wrote US President Donald Trump on Truth Social on Sunday. He plans to make this announcement at a press conference on Monday.

Attached to the post are photos apparently taken from the president's motorcade. At the time, he was apparently on his way to his golf course in Virginia, according to the Guardian.

Cleanliness and the end of crime

Trump continues: "We will give you space, but far away from the capital." What that means is still unclear. Trump immediately announced a press conference on the topic for Monday.

The criminals, however, don't have to leave, because: we'll lock you up. It'll happen quickly. There will be no Mr. Nice Guy, Trump continued. We want our capital back!

In a later post, he explained that the press conference on Monday at 10 a.m. will not only be about ending crime, murder, and death in our nation's capital, but also about cleanliness.

Will the National Guard be deployed?

To implement Trump's plans, the US government is reportedly preparing to deploy hundreds of National Guard members, according to DPA. However, a final decision has not yet been made, according to a US official.

FBI agents were deployed overnight into Monday to patrol the streets of Washington.

About two weeks ago, the US President announced his intention to take action against homeless people living near his official residence in Washington."I think this is terrible, and we will have them removed immediately," the Republican said at the time in response to a reporter's question about homeless people in the park in front of the White House.

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