The president's cancellation of the bill signing came as a shock to both sides of the political aisle.
President Donald Trump "abruptly canceled" an event where he was to sign the new bipartisan housing bill passed by the Congress.
According to an article by Natalie Allison, Mariana Alfaro, Jarrell Dillard and Theodoric Meyer in The Washington Post, "An hour and a half before he was due to sign the bill at the Capitol at noon, the president caught lawmakers and some staff by surprise, declaring on social media that a news conference and signing ceremony was 'hereby cancelled until such a time as we pass the desperately needed SAVE AMERICA ACT, which I consider to be a National Emergency.'"
Senate Republicans say they were unaware of the plan to reject the housing bill and are unclear on what the president's plans are moving forward. A senior White House official said "Trump hasn’t 'closed the door' on signing the bill in the next 10 days," and the bill could also become law without his signature.
According to the article, "Trump’s sudden announcement came as a surprise to his closest advisers, who had spent the morning touting the housing legislation as a fulfillment of Trump’s promises to bring down prices for average Americans."
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