Trump Is Punting on the Housing Bill Congress Spent Months Trying to Pass

President Donald Trump canceled a signing ceremony for housing legislation scheduled for Wednesday, arguing that it should take a backseat to voting restrictions he wants Congress to move on.

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“Today’s Housing News Conference and Signing is hereby cancelled until such time as we pass the desperately needed SAVE AMERICA ACT,” Trump said in a Truth Social post.

The housing legislation, which seeks to speed up housing development across the country, was passed by both chambers this week and seemed to be on a glide path to the president, who had repeatedly endorsed the bill.

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Congress spent months trying to pass it, and finally reached a breakthrough deal that allowed it to pass the Senate on Monday and the House on Tuesday. Republicans had been particularly eager to incorporate it into their midterm messaging.

Trump began trashing the bill on Wednesday.

“The Elizabeth ‘Pocahontas’ Warren centric housing bill, which is of minor importance compared to lower interest rates, and even FISA, pales in comparison to passing THE SAVE AMERICA ACT,” Trump said in a separate post.

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Warren, a Democrat, played a major negotiating role on the bill.