President Trump Monday announced plans to use the National Guard to crack down on crime in Washington, D.C. He also spoke about the homeless.

Dave Giffen, executive director of the Coalition for the Homeless, said Mr. Trump's remarks are concerning for those working to help the unhoused in New York. CBS News New York's Allen Devlin reports.

A homeless advocate is calling President Donald Trump's plan to tackle homelessness in the nation's capital 'fascist' and a 'waste' of resources after Trump said he’s placing the Washington, D.C., police department under federal control.

While details of the plan were unclear, the administration is preparing to deploy hundreds of National Guard troops to Washington, a U.S. official told Reuters.

President Trump promised Sunday to crack down hard on Washington, DC’s plights, forcing the homeless out of the nation’s capital and quickly jailing criminals who roam the streets “I’m going to make our Capital safer and more beautiful than it ever was before,