Trump Proposes Sending Homeless ‘Far From the Capital’ as Part of Beautification Push

On any given night, there are 3,782 single persons experiencing homelessness in Washington, with most in emergency shelters or transitional housing.

A homeless man settles in for the evening at a subway stop near the White House in Washington on Dec. 4, 2007. Paul Richards/AFP via Getty Images

President Donald Trump on Aug. 10 suggested removing homeless people from Washington to make the nation’s capital “safer and more beautiful than it ever was before.”

In a Sunday post on Truth Social, Trump shared several photos showing tents and garbage on the streets in areas around the capital, saying, “The Homeless have to move out, IMMEDIATELY. We will give you places to stay, but FAR from the Capital.”