Why Trump’s HUD pick is a red flag for housing advocates

By Jennifer Porter Gore President-elect Trump recently announced his nomination of Scott Turner to lead the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Turner, a former NFL player and Texas legislator, would be the first — and so far, only — Black appointee in Trump’s second cabinet. But for housing advocates, his nomination and Trump’s anti-fair-housing agenda raise plenty of red flags. Indeed, while most housing advocates know little about Turner, they’re amply aware of and concerned about what the second Trump administration has signaled will be its housing policy. Trump’s Housing Policies Weren’t Great During Trump’s first term, HUD The post Why Trump’s HUD pick is a red flag for housing advocates appeared first on HBCU News.