(August 10, 2025)

President Donald Trump declared Sunday that homeless people in Washington, D.C., must leave the capital „immediately,“ promising they would be relocated „far from the Capital“ as part of a broader effort to make the city „safer and more beautiful.“

Because Washington is a federal district rather than a state, it falls under the constitutional authority of Congress rather than a governor, meaning any presidential attempt to take over the city would raise serious constitutional, legal, and political concerns.