City Journal Audio Addressing Homelessness: Trump’s New Executive Order
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Jul 28, 2025 Jesse Arm, Director of External Affairs at the Manhattan Institute, joins researchers Tal Fortgang and John Ketcham to dive into Trump's executive order on homelessness and mental health. They discuss the potential challenges of implementing this order at local levels and critique existing homelessness strategies like Housing First. The team also examines the political dynamics of redistricting and how these factors complicate the path toward effective solutions for homelessness and public disorder.
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Trump's Bold Homelessness Policy
- Trump's executive order on homelessness tackles mental illness and public disorder with federal enforcement and funding shifts.
- It challenges decades of policy by promoting inpatient treatment and curfews against public encampments and disorderly conduct.
Shift in Federal Funding Leverage
- The Biden administration's previous tolerance of harm reduction funding strengthened the Trump EO's ability to redirect federal dollars.
- The muted negative response signals declining public support for accommodating street disorder.
Policy Diversity Beyond Housing First
- The EO offers states flexibility beyond the "Housing First" model, letting them tailor homelessness spending.
- Greater choice allows states to address mental illness and addiction more directly rather than focusing solely on housing.