The right-wing media have long had a history of vile rhetoric aimed against unhoused people and the homelessness crisis in general.
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Right-wing media have a long history of attacking homeless people, and so far 2026 has seen a continuation of that trend. Pundits have called for sending homeless people to different countries, “internment camps,” and institutions. Right-wing media figures have also pushed dehumanizing rhetoric by r…