Elizabeth Warren reacts live to Trump saying he won’t sign housing bill

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) on Wednesday appeared flabbergasted when asked about why President Trump chose to cancel his signing of a bipartisan housing bill that easily cleared both chambers of Congress.

“I’m sorry, if you’re asking me to get into Donald Trump’s head and figure out what’s going on there, you need somebody else,” Warren, who was a driving factor in the bill’s passage alongside Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.), said during an appearance on CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street.” 

“I just, I don’t have any idea. This just doesn’t make any sense, other than whatever it is he wants to do, it’s a complete indifference to the cost squeeze on American families and to genuine efforts to do something about it,” she added. 

The bill passed with overwhelming support, clearing the House 358-32 and the Senate 85-5.

It caps the number of single-family homes large institutional investors and private equity firms can purchase, establishes a $200 million per year Innovation Fund to reward localities that........

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