House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) finally found an issue he is willing to threaten President Donald Trump over.
According to Politico's Meredith Lee Hill, Johnson "told Politico tonight the bipartisan, landmark housing bill will become law and President Trump will NOT veto it."
This comes after Trump publicly trashed the bill, claiming it was "unimportant" next to the anti-voting rights bill known as the SAVE America Act — remarks that earned him fury and condemnation from observers of America's housing affordability crisis.
For several days, Trump threatened not to sign the bill at all, leading to confusion over whether it would become law, the timeline for the bill to be presented to him, and the possibility of a "pocket veto" if Congress doesn't stay in session.
Per the report, Johnson "said Trump is still 'deciding' whether he’ll sign the bill or just let it go into effect within 10 days while Congress is in session. That clock started today." Johnson told reporters, "He's not going to veto. We agreed to talk about it again tomorrow."
According to Hill, "Privately, House GOP leadership has conveyed to the WH that Congress has the votes to overturn any Trump veto on the housing bill — and they would do it, per sources."
The housing bill, crafted by key lawmakers on both sides of the aisle, includes a package of permitting reforms targeted to make it easier to build housing, ranging from dense infill in cities to manufactured and modular homes.
