By Lee Roper
Donald Trump dismissed a bipartisan housing affordability bill as a “big yawn” and “so unimportant” compared to an unrelated bill he supports to overhaul voting in elections.
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Sunday that he would send the bipartisan 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act to Trump on Monday. The bill was a rare bipartisan piece of legislation that passed the Senate 85-5 on June 22 and the House 358-32 the next day.
But, Trump called the landmark legislation “a big yawn” while speaking to reporters on Monday.
“I think it’s so unimportant by comparison to the SAVE America Act. The SAVE America Act is exactly what it says, it’s saving America from crooked elections,” Trump said. “It hasn’t been sent to me yet. It’s coming, I understand. And then I’ll make a de‒. Here’s what I would like to say. Much more than a bill that ‒ big deal, it’s a yawn. Some people say it’s wonderful. To me, compared to the SAVE America Act, just about everything is a big yawn.”
With the bill successfully delivered to the White House on Monday, a 10-day window has begun for the president to either sign the legislation, veto it, or do nothing and allow it to become law automatically.
