Homelessness a complex issue: Guard officer who once lived on streets

(NewsNation) — An Idaho Army National Guard officer is sharing his story about once being a homeless youth as President Trump deploys hundreds of volunteer soldiers to help clear Washington, D.C., of crime and encampments.

Maj. Adam Rios said he doesn’t know the details of Trump’s plan. But he told “Elizabeth Vargas Reports” on Wednesday that the complex problem of homelessness doesn’t necessarily end after unhoused people are moved from city centers.

“It’s not that you can’t clear the streets. It was demonstrated in California, with [Gov.] Gavin Newsom, that the streets can be cleaned quickly,” Rios said. “But the problem, I think, is ideological. It has to do with a lot of sense of safety … and to be able to target exactly what you’re trying to target. How do you distinguish between th