Trump floats stunning plan to REOPEN mental asylums as he blasts states for dumping patients on the streets
By Elina Shirazi
Daily Mail
Sep 1, 2025
President Donald Trump has indicated he would consider reopening mental institutions for individuals with severe psychiatric conditions, all part of his broader approach to combating crime.
In an hour interview published Monday by the Daily Caller, White House reporter Reagan Reese interviewed the president in the Oval Office.
During a discussion about Trump's efforts to fix crime nationwide, Reese raised the idea of the federal government reviving asylums for those with serious mental illness.
'Would you be open to the government reopening insane asylums for people with serious mental illness?' Reese asked.
'Yeah. I would,' Trump replied.
Trump went on to say that the government used to have mental institutions, adding that states like California and New York used them, and released everyone into the public because they couldn't afford to keep them in the facilities any longer.
Trump has said in prior interviews that he wants to clean up places like California, Chicago and New York.
'You know, it's massively expensive.'
Beyond Washington D.C., Trump has said in prior interviews that he wants to clean up places like California, Chicago and New York
In the interview, Trump said that the government used to have mental institutions, adding that states like California and New York used them, and released everyone into the public because they couldn't afford to keep them in the facilities any longer
President Donald Trump has indicated he would consider reopening mental institutions for individuals with severe psychiatric conditions, all part of his broader approach to combating crime
Trump said in the interview that he remembers these institutions in New York, where he grew up, citing psychiatric facilities like Creedmoor and Bellevue.
'They had a lot of them, Bellevue, and they were closed by a certain governor. And I remember when they did, it was a long time ago, and I said they didn't release these people? And they did. They released them into society, and that's what you have,' Trump said.
Adding, 'It's a rough, it's a rough situation.'
When the reporter asked how soon the President would consider enacting this plan, to which he responded, 'Why is that a big thing? People are thinking about that?'
This interview comes as President Trump pushes his 'zero tolerance homelessness plan' as part of his federal takeover of DC and nationwide crime crackdown.
Trump has made headlines by mobilizing Washington's police and deploying hundreds of National Guard members to the streets. He has promised to relocate the homeless away from the capital while making the city 'more beautiful' and eliminating what he calls 'the slums.'
During the interview, Reese told the president that she and her roommates had moved to Virginia from Capitol Hill because she felt unsafe there, and that they still experienced an attempted break–in even after relocating.
Trump responded by promoting DC as 'a crime–free zone because we don't play games. You know, I said they spit, we hit.'
This interview comes as President Trump pushes his 'zero tolerance homelessness plan' as part of his federal takeover of DC and nationwide crime crackdown
According to the White House, as of last Friday before the holiday weekend, there have been 1,369 total arrests since they started the federal crackdown
Trump responded by promoting DC as 'a crime–free zone because we don't play games. You know, I said they spit, we hit
According to the White House, as of last Friday before the holiday weekend, there have been 1,369 total arrests since they started the federal crackdown.
City officials and critics have emphasized that crime is already declining in Washington.
Many of the mental institutions referenced in Trump's plan gained notoriety for harsh conditions and patient mistreatment, ultimately leading to widespread closures.
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