Trump Says Washington Mayor Must Clean Up Homeless Encampments

The federal government will clean up the ‘unsightly’ encampments if the mayor’s office is unable to, President Donald Trump said.

Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser takes a question from a reporter at the National Press Club in Washington on Feb. 21, 2025. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images

President Donald Trump said on March 5 that his administration had informed Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser that she must clean up homeless encampments in the city.

“We have notified the Mayor of Washington, D.C., that she must clean up all of the unsightly homeless encampments in the City, specifically including the ones outside of the State Department, and near the White House,” Trump said in a post on Truth Social.