How does one respond to this?

Trumps latest brainfart makes the claim that Homeless people are creating Tremendous pollution and damaging the environment.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-09-19/trump-says-homelessness-is-causing-environmental-damage/11530128
I am at a loss where to start. Does he mean gangs of homeless are creating havoc in national parks? Like marauding Bears? Or is their smell Making it hard for the sun to cut through to the ground? Which environment is he talking about? The pavements of the bigger cities? Is this Americas new "Environment? Maybe these homeless people should go home and take a shower? Please reassure me that Americans arent as stupid as this??

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Jackaloftheazuresand · 26-30, M

I see what you did there, acting all unaware to get people to read it. He mentioned needles. I'd also add their tent cities and public defecation.

whowasthatmaskedman · 70-79, M

@Jackaloftheazuresand I am not unaware. I walked parts of Sanfrancisco a few years back and saw a homeless person on many street corners even then and I know its gotten much worse. Its the simple act of claiming the city streets as the "environment:" that beggars my believe.

Jackaloftheazuresand · 26-30, M

@whowasthatmaskedman but it is the environment, with our population our bodily waste can no longer be treated naturally. I just realized another factor, burning garbage to keep warm. Pollution is pollution from the smallest gum wrapper to chemical runoff. And just as he said there are needles ending up in the ocean. We all know Trump likes to exaggerate but he's not wrong, homeless people contribute to environmental damage in a homeless specific way.

whowasthatmaskedman · 70-79, M

@Jackaloftheazuresand Okay.. Reasoned points that I can accept. But all cities have waste collection sewerage and sanitation services. These can and should be adapted to manage these issues.
It is the claim that somehow the footpaths are now part of the environment to be protected in the same way Yosemite National park has to be protected. The cities are NOT part of the natural environment to be preserved, as much as they might be worth keeping.

QuixoticSoul · 41-45, M

@Jackaloftheazuresand Yes, he mentioned needles... flowing into the ocean through the storm drains 😂

What a retard.