(NewsNation) — President Donald Trump is pointing the finger at homebuilders when it comes to a national housing shortage.

The president says that builders are sitting on two million empty lots and wants companies to ramp up construction.

Trump has compared homebuilders to OPEC keeping oil prices high.

"They're my friends. They're very important to the success of our country but now that they can get financing, they have to start building homes," Trump wrote on social media. "I'm asking Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to get home builders going, and by doing so, help restore the American dream."

Housing affordability was a top issue in the 2024 election, and Trump came into office promising to tackle it.

On his first day in office, he signed an executive order that directed federal agencie

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