While we are targeting criminals and trying to remove criminals off of the streets, we also want to make DC safe and beautiful,” Leavitt said Tuesday.

President Donald Trump wrote on social media, "The Homeless have to move out, IMMEDIATELY," adding that criminals would be jailed.

Homeless people in Washington, D.C., could face jail time if they do not comply with President Donald Trump's efforts to crack down on crime and rid the U.S. capital of homeless encampments, the White House said on Tuesday.