2026 State of the Union address: on Corporations


Donald Trump: Ban corporate investment in single-family homes

A pillar of the American Dream that has been under attack is homeownership. With us tonight is Rachel Wiggins, a mom of two from Houston. She placed bids on 20 homes and lost all of those bids to gigantic investment firms that bypassed inspection, paid all cash and turned those houses into rentals, stealing away her American Dream. She was devastated.

Stories like this are why last month I signed executive order to ban large Wall Street investment firms from buying up in the thousands, single-family homes. And now I'm asking Congress to make that ban permanent because homes for people -- really, that's what we want. We want homes for people, not for corporations.

Corporations are doing just fine, thank you very much. Rachel, good luck with your home. You'll get one soon.

Source: 2026 State of the Union Address to the U.S. Congress Feb 24, 2026

Amy Klobuchar: Tariffs are really difficult for small businesses

[Northern News Now, "MN, WI lawmakers share their thoughts on upcoming State of the Union address"]: Sen. Amy Klobuchar is bringing a brewer from Moorhead to Tuesday's speech who says he's negatively impacted by President Trump's tariffs.

Klobuchar shared more about what message she hopes his presence will send on the national stage. "Small businesses don't have a big reserve like a big company has and operate on small margins and these tariffs are really, really difficult. I think the President should be using them much more narrowly than he is," Klobuchar said.

Klobuchar says Minnesota brewers are also facing struggles when it comes to the federal hemp ban. That's because THC drinks, which have become a big part of their business, will become federally illegal later this year.

Source: Democratic response to the 2026 State of the Union Address Feb 24, 2026

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