Tucker Carlson slammed liberal leaders for the rise in homelessness and crime across the US, claiming Seattle, San Francisco, New York City and other progressive cities have done little to mitigate the problem and actually reward being homeless.  

On his show Tuesday night, the Fox host bashed woke leaders for allocating millions of dollars in housing for the homeless instead of focusing on treating mental health and substance abuse – issues saw homelessness rates rise by 15 per cent in 2020. 

Carlson blamed the rise in homelessness and poor management of the city’s homeless community for soaring homicide rates and most recently, the death of Brianna Kupfer, 24, who was stabbed to death by a Shawn Smith, 31, a suspected homeless man with a long rap sheet who was out on a $1,000 bond. 

He also blamed them for the death of a 70-year-old ER nurse who was killed by a homeless man at a bus stop. 

‘What you’re watching here is civilization collapsing in real-time,’ Carlson said.

‘A determined group of well-funded ideologues decided to make it easier to live on the streets in this country while doing drugs. Therefore, many more people now live on the streets while doing drugs.’ 

Tucker Carlson slammed liberal leaders on Tuesday night for policies that he claimed incentivized homelessness and have to led to crime and 'collapsing civilization.'

Tucker Carlson slammed liberal leaders on Tuesday night for policies that he claimed incentivized homelessness and have to led to crime and 'collapsing civilization.'

Tucker Carlson slammed liberal leaders on Tuesday night for policies that he claimed incentivized homelessness and have to led to crime and ‘collapsing civilization.’ 

In 2020, Los Angeles saw its homeless population jump by 15 per cent to 63,706, despite the city's commitment of $440 million on housing and homelessness prevention programs

In 2020, Los Angeles saw its homeless population jump by 15 per cent to 63,706, despite the city's commitment of $440 million on housing and homelessness prevention programs

In 2020, Los Angeles saw its homeless population jump by 15 per cent to 63,706, despite the city’s commitment of $440 million on housing and homelessness prevention programs

Brianna Kupfer, 24, was stabbed to death in a random attack last Thursday while she was working alone in a luxury furniture store in Los Angeles. She had texted a friend to say someone in the shop was 'giving her a bad vibe'

Brianna Kupfer, 24, was stabbed to death in a random attack last Thursday while she was working alone in a luxury furniture store in Los Angeles. She had texted a friend to say someone in the shop was 'giving her a bad vibe'

Shawn Laval Smith, 31, is wanted for the murder of Brianna Kupfer in Los Angeles. He has a lengthy rap sheet

Shawn Laval Smith, 31, is wanted for the murder of Brianna Kupfer in Los Angeles. He has a lengthy rap sheet

Brianna Kupfer, 24, (left) was stabbed to death in a random attack last Thursday while she was working alone in a luxury furniture store in Los Angeles. Police are looking for Shawn Smith, who they suspect is a homeless man 

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‘At every intersection, there are beggars. It’s what we used to imagine India was like, but this is not Calcutta. This is New York and San Francisco and Austin, Texas. So the question is what happened? And the short answer is: Our leaders did this. No matter what they tell you, homelessness is not an act of God. It’s not the result of economic collapse in this country. America does not run out of housing.’

‘Focusing our attention and our money on people who contribute nothing, who only detract from the project that is this country, don’t help their communities or anybody’s community, who hurt other people, who live solely for themselves, who are a danger to the rest of us, that’s insane,’ Carlson said. 

He said his point was also emphasized by Kupfer’s father, Todd, who told Fox: ‘What’s endemic in our society right now is that everybody seems to be oriented on giving back rides and bestowing favor on people that robbed others of their rights.

 ‘We should be celebrating the good in people and trying to recognize that that’s the job they have is to try to elevate that, to make communities better, to make people care more, to not tear down communities by exposing them to people that’re falling out the bottom that really don’t care about the other human beings and just think they can do whatever they like in our society and they are doing it more and more in every community,’ Todd said. 

Carlos agreed and bashed LA leaders for spending about $440 million on housing and homelessness prevention programs in the last four years, including $160 million for new housing on Skid Row, all while the city still saw its homeless population jump in 2020 by nearly 15 per cent to 63,706. 

Carlson said such projects did nothing to protect the likes of Sandra Shells, 70, an ER nurse, who was allegedly struck in the face without provocation by Kerry Bell, 48, a homeless man, as she waited for a bus to take her to work last Thursday in downtown LA, just hours apart from Kupfer’s murder.

Shells succumbed to her injuries three days later. Bell, who had criminal histories in multiple states, was charged with murder.

‘Bell was homeless. He was a victim. He was part of a protected class. And then he killed somebody,’ Carlson said. 

It included $160 million for housing units on Skid Row. Carlson claimed the spending was frivolous and did only incentivized people to continue being homeless

It included $160 million for housing units on Skid Row. Carlson claimed the spending was frivolous and did only incentivized people to continue being homeless

It included $160 million for housing units on Skid Row. Carlson claimed the spending was frivolous and did only incentivized people to continue being homeless  

She died of her injuries three days later at the hospital where she worked

She died of her injuries three days later at the hospital where she worked

LA nurse Sandra Shells, 70, was attacked at random at a bus stop on Thursday. She died of her injuries three days later at the hospital where she worked 

Skid Row was one of LA's most notorious homeless encampments. The city spent $160 million last year to house its nearly 5,000 homeless

Skid Row was one of LA's most notorious homeless encampments. The city spent $160 million last year to house its nearly 5,000 homeless

Skid Row was one of LA’s most notorious homeless encampments. The city spent $160 million last year to house its nearly 5,000 homeless  

The new housing apartments included bright white kitchens t0l allow people to cook within their own 380-sq ft studio units

The new housing apartments included bright white kitchens t0l allow people to cook within their own 380-sq ft studio units

The new housing apartments included bright white kitchens t0l allow people to cook within their own 380-sq ft studio units

Carlson said it was the same in New York City, where city’s Department of Homeless Services received about $2 billion last year, yet the Big Apple has about 80,000 homeless people, a 2 per cent increase from the 78,604 recorded in 2019. 

New York City has the largest homeless population in the US and has seen an uptick in crime in recent weeks following the policies of liberal District Attorney Alvin Bragg.

On Saturday, Simon Martial, 61, was arrested on a charge of second-degree murder for allegedly pushing Michelle Alyssa Go, 40, onto the subway tracks. 

Martial, who has a lengthy criminal history, seemingly admitted to killing the subway rider when asked by a reporter if he did it, saying, ‘Yes, because I’m God. Yes, I did it. I’m God. I can do it.’ 

Speaking to the New York Post on Monday, Martial’s older sister, Josette Simon, from Georgia, argued that her brother belonged in a mental health facility and should have been kept off the streets. 

The suspect is Simon Martial, 61, pictured in a previous undated mugshot. He has been charged with murder in the Saturday incident

The suspect is Simon Martial, 61, pictured in a previous undated mugshot. He has been charged with murder in the Saturday incident

Michelle Alyssa Go, 40, was pronounced dead at the scene

Michelle Alyssa Go, 40, was pronounced dead at the scene

The older sister of accused Times Square subway pusher Simon Martial, 61 (left), says her brother is mentally ill and has been in and out of hospitals. He is charged with murdering Michelle Alyssa Go, 40, right, by shoving her onto the subway tracks 

Josette Simon said of her brother that he never should have been released from a mental hospital because he is schizophrenic

Josette Simon said of her brother that he never should have been released from a mental hospital because he is schizophrenic

Josette Simon said of her brother that he never should have been released from a mental hospital because he is schizophrenic 

Last week, New York Police Department officers arrested Winston Glynn, a 30-year-old homeless man, for the murder of Kristal Byron-Nieves, 19, inside a NYC Burger King. 

Despite his lengthy rap sheet and having a warrant out for his arrest for a previous attack, Glynn was never held in jail because hiss crime were ‘not bail eligible.’ 

The Jamaican immigrant was being led out of the 25th Precinct stationhouse after being booked last Friday when he launched into his rant as an angry crowd cursed at him in English and Spanish. The victim was Puerto Rican.

‘Why am I guilty?’ Glynn shouted through the blue mask covering his face as officers walked him to a waiting police car.

‘You know they charge n*****s every day?

‘Where’s our reparations for four hundred years of f***ing slavery.’

Detectives attempted to load the handcuffed suspect into the back of the car when he screamed ‘f*** you all! and then bellowed, ‘America’s gonna BURN!’

Winston Glynn is pictured in a mugshot

Winston Glynn is pictured in a mugshot

Kristal Bayron-Nieves

Kristal Bayron-Nieves

Glynn is pictured in a mugshot, left. He is accused of killing Kristal Bayron-Nieves, 19, in cold blood after demanding cash from her at a Burger King last Sunday 

Glynn faces charges of first-degree murder, first-degree robbery, criminal use of a firearm and criminal possession of a weapon

Glynn faces charges of first-degree murder, first-degree robbery, criminal use of a firearm and criminal possession of a weapon

Glynn faces charges of first-degree murder, first-degree robbery, criminal use of a firearm and criminal possession of a weapon 

Carlson noted that things in America took a turn when the lawyers at Latham & Watkins, an LA-based law firm with offices across the nation, represented Basil Humphrey, one of six homeless men who sued the city of Boise, Idaho, in 2009. 

Boise had set up anti-camping laws that Humphrey and six other homeless men opposed, with the case reaching the Ninth Court of Appeals. 

In 2018, the court declared the city could not enforce their law if they do not have enough beds available for their homeless population, thus setting the precedent that cities must provide public housing for its homeless.  

Latham & Watkins did not immediately reply to DailyMail.com’s request for comment. 

‘At the same time, politicians suddenly had access to a massive new source of cash,’ Carlson said. ‘Taxpayer money, many billions in taxpayer money, for something called homelessness prevention.’  

Carlson also took aim at the homeless encampments in Seattle, New York, San Francisco, and Austin, all cities that have also spent millions of dollars in previous years trying to combat the issue.

In October, Seattle committed $48 million to build 165 apartments to house some of it’s 12,000 homeless people in October. Seattle City Council and then-Mayor Jenny Durkan signed a joint proposal that included $28.5 million from the city’s COVID relief funds. 

Jenny Durkan, then mayor of Seattle purchased three buildings where 165 apartments will be constructed for homeless people

Jenny Durkan, then mayor of Seattle purchased three buildings where 165 apartments will be constructed for homeless people

Jenny Durkan, then mayor of Seattle purchased three buildings where 165 apartments will be constructed for homeless people

An eight-story building - 225 Harvard Avenue - has been purchased for $21 million, and will provide 71 homes for adults. The city spent a total of $48 million for new apartments

An eight-story building - 225 Harvard Avenue - has been purchased for $21 million, and will provide 71 homes for adults. The city spent a total of $48 million for new apartments

An eight-story building – 225 Harvard Avenue – has been purchased for $21 million, and will provide 71 homes for adults. The city spent a total of $48 million for new apartments

Durkan called the city’s homeless problem a ‘housing crisis,’ but Carlson said it wasn’t fair for homeless people to live in an apartment overseeing the Space Needle and Puget Sound while others in the city struggle.   

‘At the same time it was giving overpriced condos to drug addicts with stunning views of Puget Sound, Seattle allocated just $10 million total for its Small Business Stabilization Fund, designed to keep family businesses from going bankrupt during the COVID lockdowns,’ Carlson said. 

‘So the city’s priorities could not be clearer than that. You lavished money on the least productive, most antisocial parasites in our society, and then you punish Americans who work for a living.’ 

Seattle’s homeless population had grown form around 11,000 in 2020 to 12,000 in 2021, when the city built the new housing units. 

The same was seen in San Francisco, which has spent $667 million on its Department of Homeless and Supportive Housing. The city recorded about 8,000 homeless people in 2021, a 17 per cent increase from the last count in 2017. 

In Austin, Texas, the city allocated $68 million last year for homelessness assistance, with Carlson noting that it only spent $3.5 million in new loans for small businesses. 

‘The problem they were trying to solve? Well, to no one’s surprise, it has grown by 10 percent in just two years,’ Carlson said. 

‘You get what you pay for. When you pay for homelessness, you get a lot more of it.’

Austin saw its homeless population grow from 3,024 in 2019 to nearly 3,200 in 2020. 

New York City continues to have the highest homeless population in the nation

New York City continues to have the highest homeless population in the nation

New York City continues to have the highest homeless population in the nation

Carlson ultimately claimed that it was this overspending on homeless prevention programs that was incentivizing a rise in homelessness. 

‘Politicians are making it much easier to be a homeless drug addict in the United States, and much harder to be a law-abiding member of the middle class.’ 

‘What’s the effect? Well, let’s see. The middle class is dying, and we now have record numbers of drug-addicted vagrants.’

Source: Daily Mail

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