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Trump Says NYC Rent Freeze Will Turn Buildings Into Slums
President Trump told religious conservatives that a two-year rent freeze approved for nearly one million New York City apartments will harm landlords and lead to deterioration. He also criticized three Democratic primary winners linked to the Democratic Socialists of America.
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President Trump warned Friday that a two-year rent freeze on nearly one million New York City rent-stabilized apartments will turn buildings into ghettos and slums. The president made the comments at the Faith & Freedom Coalition's Road to Majority Conference.
He said the measure, approved Thursday, will leave owners unable to cover rising costs for energy, supplies and taxes. "What the mayor doesn't say is that these buildings will soon turn into ghettos and slums and that everybody will continue leaving New York," Trump said.
Trump also addressed three Democratic primary winners tied to the Democratic Socialists of America. Two of the candidates are current DSA members and one is a former member. "These are not social democrats, these are hardcore godless communists," Trump said of the winners.
" The president said the victories should concern religious conservatives ahead of the November midterms.
Trump joked that communism is easy to sell but ultimately destructive. "Communism is very easy to sell, it destroys everything, but it's very easy," he said. " "[Mamdani] said he was going to do this in his campaign, but nobody thought he was serious," the president said of the mayor.
