Trump Dismisses Housing Bill

Trump downplays a bipartisan housing bill, calling it unimportant and a "yawn."

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'It's a yawn': Trump downplays bipartisan landmark housing bill

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President Donald Trump said he remains undecided on whether to sign a bipartisan affordable housing bill, dismissing it as “a big yawn” and “so unimportant” compared with his preferred SAVE America Act election legislation. Speaker Mike Johnson sent the housing measure to the White House after Trump had earlier disrupted plans for a signing ceremony by demanding that Congress also advance his voting overhaul, including proof-of-citizenship requirements. The remarks undercut Republican leaders and White House aides who had promoted the housing package as a major affordability initiative. Trump’s comments come as housing costs remain a central political issue ahead of the midterms, leaving the fate of the landmark bill uncertain.

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Critics Respond

Democrats and other critics seized on Trump’s “big yawn” remark as evidence that he does not care about families struggling with rent, groceries and other costs of living. A Trump surrogate’s attempt to defend the comment drew on-air laughter, while opponents framed the episode as politically damaging ahead of the midterms.