Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Trump says he wants to help California's homeless
President Trump now plans to get rid of tent encampments and put homeless people in Los Angeles and other west coast cities into government-run facilities.
By Madeleine Brand • • 45m ListenPresident Trump now plans to get rid of tent encampments and put homeless people in Los Angeles and other west coast cities into government-run facilities. Administration officials came to LA this week to get a close look at who would be put into those facilities. One local activist welcomes the help.
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