Results: Trump Sets Sights on Curbing Homelessness Problem

President Trump has ordered White House officials to launch a sweeping effort to address homelessness in California, citing the state's growing crisis, according to four government officials aware of the effort. Were you aware of the severe homelessness problem in California?

The planning has intensified in recent weeks. Administration officials have discussed using the federal government to get homeless people off the streets of Los Angeles and other cities and into new government-backed facilities, according to two officials briefed on the planning. Do you think that providing government-run facilities for housing is a good way to deal with the homeless?

But it is unclear how they could accomplish this and what legal authority they would use. It is also unclear whether the state's Democratic politicians would cooperate with Trump, who has sought to embarrass them over the homelessness crisis with repeated attacks on their competency. Do you think it is likely that Democratic leadership in California will likely accept the federal government's help with the homeless issue in their state - after Trump has chastised them for the severity of the issue in their state?

Do you think it is wrong for people to allow politics to interfere with progress toward issues that involve people's lives - like homelessness?

Trump's directive is part of his broader effort in recent months to shine a light on problems in California and a number of major U.S. cities, including Baltimore and Chicago. He has complained about what he says are years of failed Democratic leadership that have led to sustained poverty and crime. California, Baltimore and Chicago are all run by Democratic leaders and suffer with severe homelessness. Do you think it an indicator of problems with Democratic leadership when homelessness is more severe in those locations?

Have you ever helped someone that was homeless?