Trump Halts Housing Bill Signing, Demands Election Reform First

President Donald Trump pulled the plug on a planned signing ceremony for a major housing affordability bill Wednesday, declaring he would not approve the legislation until Congress first passes his priority election reform package, the SAVE America Act. In a blunt post on social media, Trump stated the housing measure would have to wait “until such time as we pass the desperately needed SAVE AMERICA ACT, which I consider to be a National Emergency.” The housing bill, which cleared both the Senate and House this week with rare bipartisan support, was widely hailed as a crucial first step toward tackling the nation’s deepening housing crisis. The unexpected delay is set to infuriate lawmakers on both sides of the aisle, as it thrusts the internal Republican battle over the SAVE America Act into the national spotlight, raising the stakes for an already divided party.