Will Trump's disdain for non rich Americans hurt the party?

He really does not seem to care one iota for people that are not very rich. His lack of willingness to help people that are less fortunate than himself demonstrates that quite frequently.

I'm always arguing that this is one of the biggest reasons why a billionaire should never be elected as our leader.

Mr. Trump has been openly sabotaging the housing bill since Wednesday, when he abruptly pulled out of a much-anticipated signing ceremony that was set up for him on Capitol Hill. The president threw down an ultimatum instead: He would sign the bill only if Congress would first pass another bill, the SAVE America Act, which would impose stricter voter ID rules that would make it harder to vote.

The day after Mr. Trump pulled his own rug out from under himself at the signing ceremony, Speaker Mike Johnson said he still planned to send the housing bill to the president to sign.

Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office on Monday afternoon, Mr. Trump said that he had yet to receive it and that he was not sure he would sign it once it hit his desk.

“I think it’s so unimportant,” he said. Later, he added, “To me, compared to the SAVE America Act, just about everything is a big yawn.”

The disdainful remarks for a bill meant to alleviate Americans’ economic struggles are the latest in a series of similar comments that have an ever growing number of Republicans freaking out ahead of the midterms. “It’s a yawn” follows such observations as “I don’t care about the midterms,” “I don’t think about Americans’ financial situation” and “I love the inflation.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/29/us/politics/trump-housing-bill.html?smid=nytcore-android-share