President Donald Trump on Wednesday cancelled plans to sign bipartisan housing legislation in a fit of pique over Republican senators’ refusal to blow up their chamber’s rules to pass his voter ID bill. The president had been set to sign the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act in a rare Capitol signing ceremony at noon on Wednesday before attending a Senate Republican Steering Committee lunch. But with less than an hour remaining until he was scheduled to leave the White House, he took to Truth Social to announce that the ceremony was “hereby cancelled until such time as we pass the desperately needed SAVE AMERICA ACT.” He added that he considers the voting restrictions legislation to be a “national emergency.” The abrupt announcement came just an hour after a separate post in which he mocked the housing affordability bill for its’ connection to Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren using a racist nickname for the Bay State Democrat and claimed that the bill is “of minor importance compared to lower interest rates” and “pales in comparison” to his pet voting restriction bill.
Published: June 24, 2026 5:04 pm
Source: The Independent — Read original