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Trump’s 50-Year Mortgage Doesn’t Fix the Housing Crisis. It Profits From It.

On November 8, 2025, Donald Trump posted a now-infamous image to his Truth Social account. It featured a side-by-side comparison: Franklin D. Roosevelt, credited with giving Americans the 30-year mortgage, and Trump himself, proposing a 50-year version. Bold, simplistic, and full of vintage branding flair, the post seemed designed to frame Trump as a ho…