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Sun Aug 10, 2025, 04:01 PM Sunday

Trump demands homeless 'immediately' move out of Washington DC to make nation's capital 'more beautiful' [View all]

Source: The Independent

Sunday 10 August 2025 19:48 BST


President Donald Trump has demanded that the homeless “immediately” move out of Washington, D.C. to make the nation’s capital “more beautiful.” Trump reiterated his Saturday announcement that he’s set to hold a press conference at the White House on Monday, adding on Truth Social on Sunday that “I’m going to make our Capital safer and more beautiful than it ever was before.”

“The Homeless have to move out, IMMEDIATELY,” he continued. “We will give you places to stay, but FAR from the Capital. The Criminals, you don’t have to move out. We’re going to put you in jail where you belong.”

The president went on to say that “It’s all going to happen very fast, just like the Border. We went from millions pouring in, to ZERO in the last few months. This will be easier — Be prepared! There will be no ‘MR. NICE GUY.’ We want our Capital BACK.”

Trump’s promise to jail criminals in Washington comes as the city’s mayor, Muriel Bowser, has noted that there’s no recent increase in crime. Trump didn’t outline what legal authority he would use to evict people from the capital — the president only controls federal lands and buildings in the District of Columbia.

Read more: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-homeless-washington-dc-b2805127.html



He's spiraling deeper and deeper into insanity. WAY past 25th Amendment time.

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A President for all the People BOSSHOG Sunday #1
Maybe some rogue ICE troopers will round them up and fly them down to Mar-a-Lago hlthe2b Sunday #7
Nah... they'll fly them to Alligator Auschwitz. Justice matters. Sunday #12
No, I said ROGUE offficers. Clearly Trump's storm troopers would never do something rational and lacking in hlthe2b Sunday #16
Ah man, I thought they were all ROGUE officers. nt CozyMystery Monday #73
"fly them* down to Mar-a-Lago" speak easy Sunday #30
Nice thought, but not enough room to do it jmowreader Sunday #31
I like that idea! BOSSHOG Sunday #34
When they refuse to leave, they can say they fought for it so it is a land swap. karynnj Monday #108
LOL! Yeah, because that's totally how this shit works. Karasu Sunday #2
I think I know what's possibly going on here customerserviceguy Sunday #3
The reason why there is homeless people in California like there is in pretty much all 50 states AZProgressive Monday #70
Housing, food, and healthcare. CozyMystery Monday #75
Then, let's put a stop to it. OldBaldy1701E Monday #82
Airbnb and other short term rentals do not help. LisaM Monday #91
Is he gonna pave the streets in gold? Deuxcents Sunday #4
Wow... ultralite001 Sunday #13
Yep..The Millionaire show..I was 8 years old..funny how ya don't forget some things Deuxcents Sunday #21
I loved that show back then, even though I'm sure I didn't really understand it at the time. ShazzieB Sunday #55
I grew up in Illinois. ChazInAz Monday #101
I live in Illinois, and I've been to Allerton Park! 😄 ShazzieB Monday #103
That guy is John Archer,actress Anne Archer's father. Bengus81 Monday #84
No Governor to stand in his way, so this begins in DC. nature-lover Sunday #5
Eventually he'll just order the ones that won't leave imprisoned or executed Eliot Rosewater Sunday #9
The criminals are him & the repugs Nigrum Cattus Sunday #6
Readability Analyzer, Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level: 4.02 tanyev Sunday #8
trump, calling for a "more beautiful" D.C.---after what he's done to the White House. Paladin Sunday #10
This fucking guy Blues Heron Sunday #11
"We'll give you places to stay" Diamond_Dog Sunday #14
I'm reminded of the movie "Soylent Green ". Dr. T Sunday #40
We're almost there. thought crime Sunday #59
He's too ignorant to have ever heard of "Poor Houses" thought crime Sunday #60
Never heard of Ebenezer Scrooge. I hope he gets some visits next Xmas Eve... CTyankee Monday #105
Almost exactly what I thought (n.t.) Oeditpus Rex Monday #109
They start with the powerless immigrant, then they move on to the powerless poverty-stricken citizens, Midnight Writer Sunday #15
there's another powerless group that fits in there, real soon, I'm afraid... slightlv Sunday #62
Dirty rotten bastards stage left Monday #72
I think about that too CozyMystery Monday #77
You're spot on, Cozy... slightlv Monday #92
So he's blaming the homeless for the attack on the Doge monster? ananda Sunday #17
The Liar-in-Chief should leave. Laffy Kat Sunday #18
The convicted felon should self deport. tetedur Sunday #52
That would be a *huge* improvement. Dark n Stormy Knight Monday #106
"I will gladly give you a place to stay Tuesday... Ritabert Sunday #19
We could steal one from the R playbook taxi Sunday #20
Trump is the UGLIEST THING in America Martin Eden Sunday #22
He needs to look in the mirror, probably has more convictions than the majority of "criminals" in D.C.... joanbarnes Sunday #23
I smell nazis and they smell like....... twodogsbarking Sunday #24
FDR 'moved' the homeless out of DC pfitz59 Sunday #25
A story I heard about camouflaging the homeless for the '88 Olympics in LA The Blue Flower Sunday #26
Boring guy who is so fucking bored BeyondGeography Sunday #27
Could I possibly hate this bastard more? stage left Sunday #28
Probably tomorrow you will. My own hate is a work in progress that he builds on every day, Jack Valentino Sunday #57
Yeah stage left Monday #71
Rev. Barber of NC brakester Monday #110
so. if u ask the homeless to leave . my questio is where are they going to go, who are u going to shove them on to AllaN01Bear Sunday #29
"The criminals, we're going to put you in jail where you belong." Gary 50 Sunday #32
Someone could buy them a one way ticket to Mar-a-lardo progressoid Sunday #33
Hey trumpo.You want to make it a better place then you move. Safer too. twodogsbarking Sunday #35
He wants to create a walled city to prevent protests and more importantly so nobody can remove him jgmiller Sunday #36
....If Trump wanted to take control of D.C., Congress would likely have to pass legislation revoking the law that put in riversedge Sunday #37
They won't lift a finger to stop him jgmiller Sunday #38
"We want our capital BACK." Just Jerome Sunday #39
I want the Rose Garden back. calimary Sunday #43
Their gleeful Just Jerome Sunday #44
The plants were producing too much oxygen. That's against the new EPA standards. mdbl Sunday #47
The homeless will now be declared Figarosmom Sunday #41
That's actually where I fear this is going Scully Monday #88
Yeah thats likely...nt Figarosmom Monday #100
Reset to the English Poor Laws thought crime Monday #98
Pervert Hoover is a fucking shitbird. MAGA is all cowards. SoFlaBro Sunday #42
That's the first time I've seen "Pervert Hoover" Orrex Sunday #46
Send them to Mierde A Lardo Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Sunday #45
I demand that Trump move out of Washington DC... CaptainTruth Sunday #48
i hope the homeless occupy dc moonshinegnomie Sunday #49
And go where? IronLionZion Sunday #50
Someone should get a bus and send those homeless people to camp outside of the orange pedo convicted felon kimbutgar Sunday #51
I Demand that TRUMP 'immediately' move out of Washington DC to make nation's capital 'more beautiful' ! Jack Valentino Sunday #53
Notice he said "There will be no 'MR. NICE GUY.'" and not "no MORE Mr. Nice Guy" Jack Valentino Sunday #54
Looks like the homeless are next on... LudwigPastorius Sunday #56
The Niemller checklist brakester Monday #112
Reeks of the Nazi whitewashing of the Theresienstadt ghetto... 3catwoman3 Sunday #58
The Theresienstadt "camp-ghetto" brakester Monday #114
Reuters is reporting Trump has ordered NG troops to DC AverageOldGuy Sunday #61
this! ⇧ ⇧ ⇧ progree Monday #78
two words for this new insane pronouncement... keroro gunsou Sunday #63
He's treating the capitol as his private estate sakabatou Sunday #64
Ahhh.....so this is why he's sending the National Guard into DC Bayard Sunday #65
DonOLD Rump needs to leave Washington DC to make it more beautiful !!!!!! Trueblue1968 Sunday #66
Here's a suggestion MadMike47 Monday #67
Likely why Trump is pushing towards a National Gestapo deployment. Lancero Monday #68
He doesn't understand they can't just move into their second homes, LastLiberal in PalmSprings Monday #69
Republicons are dead set against the teachings of Christ BoRaGard Monday #74
First they came for the immigrants, C_U_L8R Monday #76
"He's spiraling deeper and deeper into insanity. WAY past 25th Amendment time." rampartd Monday #79
Don't let this latest announcement distract kkmarie Monday #80
Fix the roads and bridges instead. Oopsie Daisy Monday #81
"helicopters all night" AverageOldGuy Monday #83
Psyops thought crime Monday #99
Wonder how many homeless can hear his orders on tv. n/t dixiegrrrrl Monday #85
Why doesn't he just fucking die already? Orrex Monday #86
I heard there is free camping at Trump potomac golf course. Historic NY Monday #87
He should concentrate on cities OhioTim Monday #89
Remove the squatter from the White House. The Wizard Monday #90
Better Idea: Remove all the Repukes from D.C. tonekat Monday #93
He acts like D.C. is Trump Tower and he is the racist landlord who can ban people he doesn't like. Attilatheblond Monday #94
So don't be down on your luck in a country that SupportSanity Monday #95
DC doesn't even have 1000 unsheltered homeless. maxsolomon Monday #96
What would Make DC more Beautiful is You, DJT, being Tossed outta the WH & Presidency for good!!! electric_blue68 Monday #97
And whose fault is that, Trump?! REPUBLICANS'!!!!!! FUCK YOU! 50 Shades Of Blue Monday #102
He's trying to get his kids to move out, isn't he? tclambert Monday #104
How nice that he prettied up the Whitish House all with gold Wicked Blue Monday #107
Goddammit, why doesn't somebody give this psychopath "a present"? Oeditpus Rex Monday #111
In short that means they will going to a doc03 Monday #113
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