‘Just Straight Up Fairy Tale Nonsense’ — JD Vance Gave A Really Bizarre Reason As To Why Buying A House Is So Expensive, And Everyone Is Like, ‘Dude, What’

This week JD Vance answered questions about the economy. Americans They bear the pain of high costs.

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Speaking at an event in Pennsylvania, Vance claimed “simple economics” were behind why buying a home in the US had become so expensive, and his response went viral because it was…weird.

“Why have rents dropped for four months in a row? We’re starting to move these illegal aliens out of the United States,” Vance said.

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“These criminals, those gang members, people who are taking over homes that should go to the people in this room, your children and your grandchildren,” Vance continued, gesturing toward the crowd.

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“It’s simple economics. If there are fewer people, fewer illegal aliens trying to buy homes, that means American citizens will eventually be able to buy a home again. It’s very, very simple economics,” he said.

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Quick fact check: By WRAL, There is no evidence to support that undocumented immigrants are the “primary reason” for rising housing costs in the U.S., but rather a lack of supply, experts say.

As you can probably guess, the backlash was immediate, and the general consensus was that Vance’s claim… didn’t make sense.

@jared_shult

@KyleKulinski

This person called Vance’s claim “fairytale nonsense.”

@JakeBalchNFT

Some called it “lies and propaganda.”

@atrupar

This person joked, “Did the rent for the room drop with us or were they evicted?”

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