Exclusive: Johnson says housing bill will become law, with or without Trump

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: USA Today

June 29, 2026 Updated June 30, 2026, 12:00 a.m. ET


WASHINGTON – The landmark housing bill that Congress approved last week will become law with or without President Donald Trump's signature, House Speaker Mike Johnson says.

The president will either allow the bipartisan bill that passed the House and Senate with overwhelming majorities to go into effect or he will come around to signing it, Johnson told USA TODAY in an exclusive interview at the U.S. Capitol.

Johnson said he again pushed the president during a two-hour Oval Office meeting on Monday, June 29, to sign the legislation that aims to make housing more affordable. "He said he'll think about it, and we'll talk about it again this week," Johnson said.

Either way, the bill will become law, Johnson asserted. "He won't veto the bill. We already know that. He'll either allow it to just go into law, or he'll put his signature on it and take partial ownership, and I hope he does the latter."

Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/06/29/trump-veto-housing-bill-mike-johnson/90746658007/

[Bristlecone]

1. He'll sign it at the last minute

No way he will miss an opportunity to take credit for something. And I’d guess full credit, rather than Mike’s suggested “partial ownership”

[Lovie777]

2. Without...............

what I don't like is the 1.1 trillion Pentagon bill coupled with the horrible "save act" and gawd knows what else.

GQP are doing their best in crashing the USA economy and kill more voting rights. They have basically killed affordable healthcare for millions.

The GQP are some sick MF's.

[SamuelAdams]

3. If he does veto it, the Republicans are probably too weak to override it.

[BumRushDaShow]

4. They are trying to get reelected

and this is the proverbial, no-effort "bacon/win" for them. Killing it by refusing to confirm their vote for it if it did get vetoed, would piss off all the idiotic indies who voted for them.

[Harker]

5. So he "pushed" Trumpsky?

Maybe "sniveled" and "whined a little" would be likelier.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

6. MaddowBlog-'It's a yawn': Trump just doesn't care about bipartisan bill to address housing crisis

The president is guided by his obsessions. Helping Americans deal with an affordability crisis just doesn’t capture and keep his attention.

Trump is guided by his obsessions and personal grievances, and he just can’t bring himself to give a damn about the housing crisis.

But just as notably, he also can’t seem to hide his indifference. He doesn’t care, and he wants you to know that he doesn’t care.
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— Steve Benen (@stevebenen.com) 2026-06-30T13:26:29.632Z

https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-housing-bill-affordability-crisis-yawn

To hear House Speaker Mike Johnson tell it, proponents of the bipartisan housing bill that cleared Capitol Hill last week have nothing to worry about. Asked about Donald Trump and the future of the 21st Century ROAD to Housing legislation, the Louisiana Republican told USA Today, “He won’t veto the bill.”

Time will tell whether the president makes Johnson appear foolish, but in the meantime, as Trump weighs his options, he continues to make clear that he just doesn’t much care about the proposal sitting on his desk.

Q: Will you sign that housing bill?

TRUMP: It hasn't been sent to me yet. It's coming I understand, and then I'll make the determination. Big deal. It's a yawn.

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2026-06-29T19:39:05.433Z

....As part of the same exchange, the Republican added that the legislation is “so unimportant” when compared with the anti-voting measure he’s desperate to get through Congress.....

The president has raised some vague concerns about the substance of the package, but his Monday comments hinted at a different kind of problem: Trump simply finds this boring......

The president is guided by his obsessions and personal grievances — election conspiracy theories, assorted renovation projects, etc. — and helping Americans deal with an affordability crisis just doesn’t capture and keep his attention.

What’s amazing about this isn’t just his indifference, which is striking enough, but also his willingness to tell people just how little he cares. This is the same president who’s also said, “I don’t think about Americans’ financial situation,” “I love the inflation” and “I don’t want to drive housing prices down.”

Many Americans voted for Trump in 2024, believing his rhetoric about lowering costs and addressing the cost of living. Two years later, his scam has been made plain.