Last month, the Trump administration rolled back an Obama-era rule -- Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing -- that maintained local governments had to provide fair housing in order to receive federal housing funds.
Last week, Trump gloated about rescinding the rule -- and hinted in racist coded words who would be helped and hurt by the move.
Restrictive housing policies have historically prevented Blacks and other minorities from living in many suburban communities -- and Trump’s rescinding of this Obama era policy will further restrict where people with low incomes can live -- disproportionately impacting people of color.And Trump is using old racist ideas to divide Americans and drum up re-election support.
It’s a shame President Trump is using racism to appeal to voters. But with his frequent attacks on immigrants and people of color, Trump has made it clear that he has a white nationalist agenda.
That’s why we want to know:
