{"id":2425935,"date":"2025-04-21T18:16:29","date_gmt":"2025-04-21T22:16:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-mayor-doubles-down-on-need-to-purge-major-issue-calls-on-trump-to-help\/"},"modified":"2025-04-21T18:19:54","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T22:19:54","slug":"california-mayor-doubles-down-on-need-to-purge-major-issue-calls-on-trump-to-help","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-mayor-doubles-down-on-need-to-purge-major-issue-calls-on-trump-to-help\/","title":{"rendered":"California Mayor Doubles Down on Need to &#8216;Purge&#8217; Major Issue, Calls on Trump to Help"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcalifornia-mayor-doubles-down-on-need-to-purge-major-issue-calls-on-trump-to-help%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2425935&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Lancaster Mayor R. Rex Parris has stirred controversy by suggesting a drastic solution to California&#8217;s homelessness crisis. During a Febuary city council meeting,he proposed providing &#8220;free fentanyl&#8221; to homeless individuals,a statement that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/entire-school-board-resigns-after-mocking-parents\/\" title=\"Entire school board resigns after mocking parents\">sparked outrage<\/a> and interpretations of a call for a &#8216;purge&#8217; of homeless people. Despite backlash, Parris defended his remarks, asserting that he intended to address the criminal elements within the homeless population, which he believes contribute significantly to crime rates in the area. He has expressed frustration with the situation, stating that it is his duty to protect local families, and has appealed to President Donald Trump for assistance. Parris has served as mayor as 2008 and his comments have drawn criticism from political opponents, who question his fitness for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-president-trump-gives-pardons-to-73-individuals-and-commutes-another-70-sentences-steve-bannon-is-included\/\" title=\"BREAKING: ... Trump Gives Pardons to 73 Individuals and Commutes Another 70 Sentences \u2013 Steve Bannon Is Included\">public office<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>One Republican California mayor thinks a &ldquo;purge&rdquo; is needed to correct the Golden State&rsquo;s homeless epidemic, and he appears to be dead serious about it.<\/p>\n<p>Lancaster Mayor R. Rex Parris made waves during a February city council meeting when a constituent voiced concerns about the mayor&rsquo;s tough rhetoric on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/delta-force-operator-hospitalized-brutal-run-deranged-nyc-homeless-man-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the dangers of homelessness<\/a>, including the idea of rounding up homeless people into a singular encampment away from residential areas, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/california\/story\/2025-04-20\/lancaster-mayor-calls-for-homeless-to-get-free-fentanyl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according<\/a> to the Los Angeles Times.<\/p>\n<p>Parris didn&rsquo;t apologize, nor did he back down. The outspoken mayor doubled down instead.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">&ldquo;What I want to do is give them free fentanyl. That&rsquo;s what I want to do,&rdquo; he said, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/california-mayor-wants-give-homeless-people-all-fentanyl-want-need-purge-people\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according to<\/a>&nbsp;Fox News.<\/p>\n<p>He added: &ldquo;I want to give them all the fentanyl they want.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>The polarizing inference there was that fentanyl &mdash; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/delta-force-operator-hospitalized-brutal-run-deranged-nyc-homeless-man-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the deadly synthetic opioid<\/a>&nbsp;that has largely flooded America via its Southern border &mdash; would self-correct California&rsquo;s overflowing homeless problem.<\/p>\n<p>The remarks drew a swift rebuke after they went viral, and Parris appeared stunned that anyone was taking it literally.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I made it very clear I was talking about the criminal element that were let out of the prisons that have now become 40 to 45 percent of what&rsquo;s referred to as the homeless population,&rdquo; Parris <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/california-mayor-wants-give-homeless-people-all-fentanyl-want-need-purge-people\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told<\/a> a local Fox station, in terms of what needed &ldquo;purging.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They are responsible for most of our robberies, most of our rapes, and at least half of our murders,&rdquo; the mayor added. &ldquo;There&rsquo;s nothing that we can do for these people.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s gotten to the point where Parris is throwing his political hands in the air and asking President Donald Trump for much-needed aid.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Quite frankly, I wish that the president would give us a purge. Because we do need to purge these people,&rdquo; Parris said, doubling down on his rhetoric.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Lancaster, CA Mayor R. Rex Parris sparked outrage at a Feb. <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">25 city council meeting<\/a> by suggesting &ldquo;free fentanyl&rdquo; for the homeless when discussing their relocation to an encampment on an abandoned golf course. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uG8qDZ7txp\">pic.twitter.com\/uG8qDZ7txp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; TaraBull (@TaraBull808) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TaraBull808\/status\/1914388260346061126?\">April 21, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Lancaster mayor did acknowledge how &ldquo;harsh&rdquo; &mdash; yet necessary &mdash; that rhetoric was.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Now, is it harsh? Of course, it is harsh,&rdquo; Parris said. &ldquo;But it&rsquo;s my obligation as the mayor of the city of Lancaster to protect the hardworking families that live there, and I am no longer able to do it.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s an untenable situation, and I&rsquo;m open to any solution.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I want these people out of our city.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Times noted that Parris&rsquo; Democrat opponents, including the one he beat to win re-election last year, are furious with that rhetoric.<\/p>\n<p>Johnathon Ervin, the aforementioned losing Democrat, said that Parris &ldquo;has no business in public office&rdquo; due to his remarks.<\/p>\n<p>Parris has been mayor of Lancaster since 2008.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Lancaster Mayor R. Rex Parris stirred controversy during a February city council meeting when a resident expressed worries about his harsh comments regarding homelessness, which included the notion of consolidating homeless individuals into one encampment away from residential areas, as reported by the Los Angeles Times. Instead of apologizing or backing down, Parris reinforced his stance. He stated, &#8220;What I want to do is give them free fentanyl,&#8221; emphasizing that he wants to provide unlimited access to fentanyl for this population.<\/p>\n<p>The implication was that fentanyl\u2014a potent synthetic opioid flooding America\u2014could somehow resolve California&#8217;s homeless issue. His remarks quickly drew backlash after going viral, leaving Parris surprised that people took him literally. He clarified on a local Fox station that he was referring specifically to the criminal element among those released from prisons who now make up 40-45% of what is considered the homeless population and are responsible for many crimes in the area.<\/p>\n<p>Parris has even called on President Donald Trump for assistance with this situation: &#8220;I wish that the president would give us a purge because we do need to purge these people,&#8221; he reiterated his controversial views during discussions about relocating homeless individuals to an abandoned golf course.<\/p>\n<p>While acknowledging how &#8220;harsh&#8221; his statements were, Parris insisted they were necessary for protecting families in Lancaster: \u201cIt\u2019s an untenable situation,\u201d he said while expressing openness to any solutions and reiterating his desire for these individuals to leave the city. His comments have drawn ire from Democratic opponents like Johnathon Ervin, who argued that such rhetoric disqualifies Parris from public office altogether; Parris has been mayor since 2008<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2425936,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Fentanyl-mayor.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[4045,4602,10460,3634],"class_list":["post-2425935","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-california","tag-mayor","tag-purge","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Fentanyl-mayor.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2425935","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2425935"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2425935\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2425939,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2425935\/revisions\/2425939"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2425936"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2425935"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2425935"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2425935"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}