“In a seeming reversal from his recent promises about increasing affordability, President Donald Trump said during a Cabinet meeting on Thursday, Jan. 29, that his goal is to keep housing prices up to avoid inadvertently benefiting Americans who "didn't work very hard."
"People that own their homes, we're gonna keep them wealthy. We're gonna keep those prices up," he said. "We're not gonna destroy the value of their homes so that somebody who didn't work very hard can buy a home."
“Trump's rhetoric on housing wasn't the only notable part of Thursday's Cabinet meeting. While going around the table, he skipped over Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.”
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Ah, not quite fitting with his promise last month when he vowed to make “the cost of owning a home more affordable"
"People that own their homes, we're gonna keep them wealthy. We're gonna keep those prices up," he said. "We're not gonna destroy the value of their homes so that somebody who didn't work very hard can buy a home."
“Trump's rhetoric on housing wasn't the only notable part of Thursday's Cabinet meeting. While going around the table, he skipped over Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.”
Trump Says He Wants to 'Drive Housing Prices Up' Instead of Lowering Costs for People Who 'Didn't Work Very Hard'
President Donald Trump said during a Cabinet meeting that he wants to 'drive housing prices up' to keep homeowners 'wealthy' rather than focusing on affordability to benefit people people who 'didn't work very hard'
Ah, not quite fitting with his promise last month when he vowed to make “the cost of owning a home more affordable"