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Governor Shapiro Gives Powerful July 4th Message
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Trump Kills Bipartisan Housing Bill with a 'Temper Tantrum'
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A bipartisan housing affordability bill had been moving through Congress — Democrats and Republicans working together on one of the most urgent issues facing the country. It was set to be signed just as America prepared to celebrate its 250th birthday. Then Trump pulled out, reportedly calling it 'a big yawn,' choosing instead to push conspiracy theories about nationalizing elections and stripping states of control over their own electoral systems. Shapiro is scathing: the bill was an example of Congress finally acting like a co-equal branch under Article I. He urges the president to 'get over his hissy fit' and sign it. Meiselas frames the episode as emblematic of a broader pattern — Trump's campaign promises on housing, the Epstein files, and endless wars all turning out to be, as he puts it, a 'fugazi.'
A rare bipartisan housing affordability bill was set for signing on the eve of America's 250th birthday — then Trump pulled out at the last minute, reportedly calling it a 'yawn.' Instead he pushed election nationalization conspiracy theories. Shapiro calls it a betrayal of the American people.
Shapiro's kids have grown up watching cruelty, mockery of disabled people, and personal attacks normalized by the president of the United States. He says it will take real time for this generation to recover — and J.D. Vance or Marco Rubio may extend the damage further.
