"Anyone willing to give homeless people all the fentanyl they want, or to suggest that President Trump should allow a purge of the homeless population, has no business in public office," said Johnathan Earvin, a Democrat who challenged and lost to Parris in last year's mayoral election.

Lancaster Mayor R. Rex Parris’ is standing by his comments to give the homeless “all the fentanyl they want,” and says he doesn’t have any regrets for remarks he made during a February 25 city council meeting.

A mayor in Southern California is facing a backlash after suggesting the city of Lancaster could address homelessness by providing vagrants with “all the fentanyl they want,” according to the Los Angeles Times.