The National Park Service cleared an encampment at McPherson Square Wednesday, where 56 people lived in one of the largest unhoused communities in D.C.
The crews, who were initially slated to come at the end of April, gave residents a two-week notice before clearing out the space and scattered belongings left behind. NPS spokesman Mike Litterst said the eviction plans were expedited because of a “concern for health and safety.”
Over at the White House, John Kirby, the coordinator for strategic communications at the National Security Council, responded to a barrage of questions Friday about the unidentified flying object that military personnel shot down over frozen waters near Alaska, less than a week after a U.S. fighter jet took down a Chinese spy balloon over the Atlantic Ocean.
