President Donald Trump has faced criticism for sending federal resources to Washington, D.C. to combat crime and homelessness (Getty Images)
As homelessness continues to be an issue in D.C. and available bed space is at a premium, the city’s latest budget contains several spending expenditures that address far-left agenda items rather than housing the homeless.
Washington, D.C. allocated $17 million more taxpayer dollars, a total of $40 million, to treat illegal immigrants "humanely" than it did to renovate Department of Health Services homeless shelters in the city system, a total of $23 million, according to the FY 2025 budget.
The district’s budget is also full of progressive agenda spending, including $92 million reversing the defunding of D.C.’s Climate Equity Commitments Amendment Act of 2024, $5 million to support hosting the World Pride in 2025, and $1 million for constructing a LGBTQ+ community center in the Shaw neighborhood.
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A general view of a homeless encampment outside the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church, in Washington, D.C., U.S., Aug. 11, 2025. (REUTERS/Ken Cedeno)
One homeless man, who identified himself as Kenny and lives near Dupont Circle, told Fox News Digital that Trump is right to address the issues in D.C. after the city government "failed tremendously."
Another man, who did not give his name but also lives by Dupont, took a very different tone.
"This is awful, it's like what the hell, where does he get the authority? You know what I mean?" he said.
"We're people too," he went on. "Just because I'm homeless doesn't mean I have to leave; we have a right to be here too."
Fox News Digital reached out to the DC Department of Human Services and Mayor Bowser's office for comment.
Fox News Digital's Peter Pinedo contributed to this report
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