Trump cancels – Donald Trump abruptly canceled a planned Wednesday signing of the bipartisan housing bill, saying he won’t sign it until Congress passes the SAVE America Act—reopening a fight with Senate GOP leadership as lawmakers prepare for the clock to start once the Hous
For hours, it looked like a rare deal was about to become law. Then Donald Trump canceled the scheduled signing of the bipartisan housing bill on Capitol Hill—just hours before noon Wednesday—and turned it into a high-stakes ultimatum.
In a post on Truth Social. Trump said he was calling off “Today’s Housing News Conference and Signing” until Congress passes the “desperately needed SAVE AMERICA ACT. ” which he described as “a National Emergency.” The abrupt reversal stunned Republican lawmakers and pulled attention back to the growing strain between the White House and Senate GOP leadership. even as the housing bill cleared Congress with rare bipartisan support.
Trump’s defense was direct: election reform, in his view, comes first. He said he would not sign the housing legislation into law until Congress passes the SAVE America Act, his long-stalled election reform legislation.
After canceling the ceremony, Trump told reporters he did not clarify whether he would eventually veto the housing bill outright. He also framed his position around housing economics, saying, “I made billions of dollars with housing. I know housing better than anybody maybe anywhere. It’s all about the interest rate. Lower the interest rates, you can have all the housing you want.”.
The housing package at the center of the dispute is the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act. described as the most comprehensive housing package in decades. The bill aims to increase housing supply and bring down costs, including limiting institutional investors from purchasing certain single-family homes. It also loosens certain building regulations in an effort to speed up new construction and address a nationwide shortage.
The bill passed both chambers this week by a wide margin—well above the threshold needed to override a presidential veto—yet Trump insisted it could wait while Congress considers the SAVE America Act.
Under the Constitution, Trump has 10 days to sign or veto the bill once it is formally sent to him by the House. House Speaker Mike Johnson has not yet transmitted the bill, meaning the deadline clock has not started.
Johnson responded to Trump’s maneuver by emphasizing what he said voters want. “He wanted to make a point today, which is an important one. That’s where the American people are. The American people want safe and secure elections, and the SAVE America Act does that,” Johnson said.
The sequence is now set: the housing bill is ready on paper. but the White House made clear it won’t move forward as long as the SAVE America Act remains stalled. And until the House sends the measure to Trump—triggering the 10-day window—the future of the bipartisan housing effort remains tied to the politics of election reform.
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So he cancelled a housing bill signing… cool, cool.
I’m confused because it sounds like the housing bill already passed, right? Why would he not sign it unless they pass some SAVE America thing first. Sounds like politics holding up people trying to buy houses.
Wait the SAVE America Act is the one about elections? So he wants election reform before he helps with housing supply? That’s wild. Also “lower the interest rates” like it’s that simple, housing is still expensive even when rates drop. I feel like this is just delaying again.
This is why nothing gets done. He says it’s a national emergency but won’t even sign the other bipartisan bill that was clearing Congress. I don’t even know what the “21st Century ROAD to Housing Act” does exactly, but I saw something about investors buying single-family homes and I’m like yeah that’s probably the real problem. Then it’s all tied to Senate GOP fights and Truth Social posts… feels like a power move more than housing policy.