Government ‘using Trump tactics to downplay the homeless crisis’

Songwriter Glen Hansard has accused the Government of behaving like Donald Trump in its handling of the homeless crisis.

He said the attempt to “downplay” the crisis is similar to tactics the US President would use.

“The evidence would seem to be there, that they’re heading towards a: ‘Let’s just start downplaying it.’ They’re going for the Trumpisms basically. If that’s their attitude it’s really dangerous because there are so many casualties,” Hansard said.