Just Like Jesus Said, 'Crush the Homeless, Can't Live Outside Unless the Government Sayeth So:' On Trumps Order Authorities Tear Down Encampments and Cram People’s Belongings into Garbage Trucks

From [HERE] After President Donald Trump said homeless people in D.C. must be moved far from the city, crews tore down an encampment near the Kennedy Center on Thursday morning and crammed people’s belongings into a garbage truck.

A homeless senior citizen and members of a small group of protesters quoted the Bible as they urged the federal government and D.C. to protect homeless people.

“I look at it as anti-Christian. I remember the passage of, ‘As you have done to the least of these, you have done unto me.’ The idea that he’s targeting us and persecuting us feels wrong to me,” said David, a 67-year-old who said he had stayed at an encampment in the Foggy Bottom area for over six months. He quoted Matthew 25:40.

News4 video shows crews jamming a mattress into a garbage truck. We saw a heap that included tables, appliances and what appeared to be gas-powered heater. Some people stacked their belongings in shopping carts and left the area.

Like David, protesters also quoted Scripture.

“Whoever oppresses the poor shows contempt for their maker. Proverbs 14:31,” one sign said.

White House officials said earlier this week that homeless people in D.C. can go to shelters, treatment or jail.

“Homeless individuals will be given the option to leave their encampment, to be taken to a homeless shelter, to be offered addiction or mental health services, and, if they refuse, they will be susceptible to fines or to jail time,” Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Tuesday.