Seeking to shore up his standing in the suburbs, President Trump turned to issues of fair housing and zoning. He attacked a rule meant to combat segregation and claimed Washington Democrats want to assume control of local zoning decisions.
In remarks on the South Lawn, Trump claimed Washington Democrats want to assume control of local zoning decisions and attacked a rule meant to combat segregation, a move he said would"obliterate" suburbs.In his remarks, Trump harkened back to old arguments against integrating neighborhoods, saying the rules put a damper on property values and cause crime rates to increase."Your home will go down in value and crime rates will rapidly rise," he said.
was considered essential to further level the playing field for underprivileged populations.In its official definition of the rule, the Department of Housing and Urban Development says is designed"to take meaningful actions to overcome historic patterns of segregation, promote fair housing choice, and foster inclusive communities that are free from discrimination."The rule required communities that receive federal funding to submit assessments and analyses on their fair housing practices, which advocates of the rule say are necessary to hold them accountable for upholding the Fair Housing Act.
rule, part of its larger efforts to dismantle the legacy left by President Barack Obama. At the time, HUD cast the decision as part of its broader efforts to reexamine rules left over from the previous administration.In his remarks, Trump also went after a Biden proposal to reassess zoning laws, which he said would"destroy the value of houses in communities already built.""People have worked the whole lives to get into a community and now they're going to watch it go to Hell.
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