Overview

• In a Daily Caller interview published Sept. 1, President Trump said he would consider reopening psychiatric institutions for people with serious mental illness.
• Trump cited New York and California and mentioned Creedmoor and Bellevue, but reporting notes those facilities remain operational and that many former patients were transferred rather than simply released.
• The remarks track with his broader push to clear homeless encampments, including a Truth Social post ordering people in Washington encampments to move out immediately.
• The D.C. operation has included federalizing the Metropolitan Police Department, deploying the National Guard, and creating the Safe and Beautiful Task Force.
• A White House official reported 1,369 arrests as of Aug. 29 and officials cite declines in carjackings and other crimes, with Mayor Muriel Bowser praising the surge of officers.