Trump Orders Homeless Out of Washington DC

US President Donald Trump has ordered homeless people to leave Washington DC, promising relocation far from the capital.

The move, announced Sunday, August 10, comes with a pledge to make the city “safer and more beautiful than it ever was before.”

The decision has already drawn sharp criticism from DC’s mayor and homelessness advocates.

In a Truth Social post, Trump declared:

“The Homeless have to move out, IMMEDIATELY. 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.”

Alongside photos of tents and rubbish, he added:

“There will be no ‘MR. NICE GUY.’ We want our Capital BACK.”

Trump also announced a Monday White House press conference to outline his crime reduction plan and “physical renovation” of the city.

Federal Deployment and Crime Focus

According to the White House, 450 federal officers were sent into DC over the weekend.

They came from agencies including the US Park Police, FBI, DEA, and US Marshals Service. Trump has repeatedly described DC crime levels as “totally out of control.”

His remarks followed an alleged attempted carjacking last week involving a 19-year-old former Department of Government Efficiency employee.

The incident was widely shared on Trump’s social media.

Mayor Pushes Back on Crime Narrative

DC Mayor Muriel Bowser rejected the president’s portrayal of the city.

She also dismissed a comparison by White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller, who called DC “more violent than Baghdad.”

“It is true that we had a terrible spike in crime in 2023, but this is not 2023,” Bowser told MSNBC.

“We have spent the last two years driving down violent crime to a 30-year low.”

Federal data supports her claim, showing DC recorded its lowest violent crime rate in three decades last year.

However, the city’s homicide rate remains high, with 98 killings so far in 2025.

Homelessness in the Capital

The Community Partnership, a homelessness advocacy group, reports around 3,782 homeless people in DC on any given night. Of these, roughly 800 live outdoors.

Trump has previously suggested moving homeless people to “high-quality” tent facilities outside cities, equipped with bathrooms and medical services.

Federal vs. Local Authority

As a federal district, Washington DC falls under partial federal control. Trump has threatened to take over the DC Metropolitan Police Department, but Bowser insists no legal grounds exist for such action.

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