Trump’s Executive Order on Homelessness Sparks Debate Over Civil Commitment
President Donald Trump has issued an executive order aimed at addressing the complex issue of homelessness in the United States, which has drawn mixed reactions from critics and supporters. The order, reportedly inspired by the experiences of David Marcus, a prominent Fox News contributor, outlines a strategy that distinguishes between financial homelessness and the deeper challenges of addiction and mental illness. Marcus, who has extensively covered the issue through his journalism, argues that the current state of homeless encampments across America is a dire public health crisis, with individuals often left to suffer in de facto open-air prisons.
When the ambulance arrived in the Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia two years ago, an angry EMT got out and barked at the crowd,