A New York Times reporter recently visited a couple in Ohio who support Trump. She asked them how they feel about the possibility that Trump could cut a program which is helping them fix their home. Their answer was not what she was expecting.
The Washington Free Beacon reports:
NYT Reporter Surprised by Trump Voter Who Says She’d Choose a Border Wall Over Her House
An Ohio resident who voted for President Donald Trump in 2016 surprised then-New York Times reporter Yamiche Alcindor last year when she said she would rather have a wall on the U.S. southern border than receive support from a federal government program that helped repair her home, according to a recently aired clip of the exchange.
Alcindor, now a reporter for PBS, last year visited a family in Trumbull County, Ohio that benefited from the congressionally-funded HOME Investment Partnerships Program, which helps low-income families repair their homes…
“With the rough times we’ve had, I understand having to look at a budget and make cuts,” he said. “It’s about getting the agenda done and putting America back in order again.”
Tammy then said that if she had to choose between getting her home repaired or the country constructing a wall along the southern border, she would choose the latter.
“If today I had to make the decision, ‘OK, you can have your house done or you can, you know, are they going to cut it and put it towards a wall,’ I think it’s important that the wall is built,” she said. “For the greater good, you have to make sacrifices.”
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Good for them! And here’s hoping they are able to finish fixing their house.
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