Trump to build national center for homeless veterans with funds previously spent on housing for illegal aliens

FIRST ON FOX President Donald Trump Friday signed an executive order to establish a national center for homeless veterans with redirected funds previously spent on services for illegal aliens Fox News Digital has learned The president s order directs the secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish the National Center for Warrior Independence on the Veterans Affairs campus in West Los Angeles TRUMP TO HOST MILITARY PARADE TO CELEBRATE ARMY'S TH BIRTHDAY HONOR ACTIVE-DUTY UTILITY MEMBERS VETERANSLos Angeles has approximately homeless veterans more than any other city in the country and accounting for about of all homeless veterans in America according to the White House The new National Center for Warrior Independence will help them and other veterans like them rebuild their lives the White House declared The center will allow veterans from around the nation to seek and receive care benefits and services to which they are entitled the White House reported The order redirects funds previously spent on housing or other services for illegal aliens to constructing establishing and maintaining the new center The Center will promote self-sufficiency through housing substance abuse restoration and encouragement for productive work for the veterans housed there the White House explained The White House explained the goal is to house up to homeless veterans at the center by TRUMP TO CREATE TASK FORCE TO PLAN 'EXTRAORDINARY CELEBRATION' FOR TH ANNIVERSARY OF AMERICA'S INDEPENDENCEThe order also directs the secretary of Housing and Urban Advance to use vouchers to encouragement homeless veterans and instructs the secretary of Veterans Affairs to restore accountability at the Department of Veterans Affairs VA The order also instructs the VA to take action against individuals who have committed misconduct and to investigate and rectify the Biden administration s decision to rehire and reinstate back pay for employees previously fired for misconduct The order also ensures that veterans will have access to increased options for care benefits and services including reduced wait times for Veterans Soundness Administration appointments through options such as expanded hours weekend appointments and virtual healthcare The order also directs a feasibility research at the Manchester VA Health Center to expand services to aid a full-service curative center in New Hampshire President Trump strongly believes that every veteran deserves our gratitude and that the federal ruling body should treat veterans like the heroes they are the White House stated The order comes a week after the White House revealed that Trump will host a military parade in June to honor military veterans and active-duty provision members and commemorate the U S Army s th birthday The parade is scheduled for June the th birthday of the United States Army