January 1, Trump Moves to Restore Mental Institutions

Wyatt’s Take

• Trump signs order to bring back mental asylums
• Calls for action to remove people from streets
• Blames Democrat policies for homeless crisis

President Trump announced he signed an executive order to bring back mental institutions, saying this move is needed to help get people off the streets.

He spoke openly about the issue during a press briefing on Tuesday, reminding everyone about the failures that led to rising homelessness.

“Signed an executive order to bring back mental institutions and insane asylums,” Trump said. “We’re going to have to bring them back. Hate to build those suckers, but you’ve got to get the people off the streets.”

Trump recalled his childhood in Queens, where a facility called Creedmoor housed people dealing with severe mental issues.

He remembered asking his mother why there were “bars on the windows.” She told him, “people that are very sick are in that building.”

He pointed blame at Democrats in New York for closing these institutions and said their decisions pushed mentally ill people onto the streets, not just in New York but in California and other states.

In a recent interview, Trump said states “released them all into society because they couldn’t afford it…it’s massively expensive.” He believes these choices led to the visible rise in people living on the streets today.

Trump’s push reminds folks of a time when, for better or worse, these institutions kept the problems out of our neighborhoods.

Wyatt Matters

In small towns and cities across Middle America, folks see the problems of mental illness up close. Bringing back mental institutions is about restoring order and protecting families who work hard and want safe, decent communities.

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