“He’s considering a lawsuit and I won’t speak or on it any further.”
President Donald Trump hosted a press briefing on crime in Washington, D.C., on Monday, announced a federal takeover of the police force and deployment of National Guardsmen to the nation’s capital.
Trump on Friday is expected to hold a summit in Alaska with Russian President Vladimir Putin, as the White House seeks an end to the Kremlin’s war in Ukraine.
As President Donald Trump vows to rid D.C. of homeless encampments, individuals who do not comply could be subject to fines or jail time, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said, referencing D.C. laws.
“For far too long, these laws have been completely ignored, and the homelessness problem has ravaged the city,” she said during Tuesday’s briefing. “Homeless individuals will be given the option to leave their encampment, to be taken to a homeless shelter, to be offered addiction or mental health services — and if they refuse, they will be susceptible to fines or to jail time.”
After Trump said this week that homeless individuals will be given places to stay “far from the capital,” Leavitt said the administration is also still looking into that.
“We’re exploring how we could do that,” she said, adding that homeless shelters, addiction and mental health services, or jail “are the options on the table right now.”
President Donald Trump is weighing a possible lawsuit against Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said at her briefing on Tuesday.
“He’s considering a lawsuit and I won’t speak or on it any further. I will allow the president to do that himself,” Leavitt said.
Earlier Tuesday, Trump threatened legal action against Powell on his conservative social media platform.
“The damage he has done by always being Too Late is incalculable,” Trump wrote. “Fortunately, the economy is sooo good that we’ve blown through Powell and the complacent Board. I am, though, considering allowing a major lawsuit against Powell to proceed because of the horrible, and grossly incompetent, job he has done in managing the construction of the Fed Buildings. Three Billion Dollars for a job that should have been a $50 Million Dollar fix up. Not good!”
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the Trump administration will “reevaluate and reassess and make further decisions” on its federalization of the D.C. police force once the 30-day period is up.
“Within these 30 days, our entire focus is making sure that this is the most efficient operation possible and that we are removing as many criminals from the streets, and we are cleaning up D.C. as best as we can, and working with the Metropolitan Police Department to do that,” she said during Tuesday’s briefing.
Finer details on President Donald Trump’s upcoming sit-down with Russian President Vladimir Putin have still not been released, with White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt telling reporters on Tuesday that scheduling is “still being ironed out.”
But on the selection of Alaska as the location, Leavitt said: “The president is very honored and looks forward to hosting, President Putin on American soil.”
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