When Atlanta revealed its ambitious plans to clear homeless camps downtown ahead of the FIFA World Cup next summer, city officials said their goal was to house people, not throw them in jail.

That housing-first approach appears at odds with President Donald Trump, who on Monday launched a federal takeover of the Washington, D.C., police force and ordered 800 National Guard troops to the capital, stating he wanted to crack down on violent crime and homelessness.

“We’re going to be removing homeless encampments from all over our parks — our beautiful, beautiful parks — which now a lot of people can’t walk on,” Trump said Monday. “We’re going to help them … but they’ll not be allowed to turn our capital into a wasteland for the world to see.”

The president also threatened to send federal

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