A new fundraising email from Trump attempts to frame a 50-year mortgage as a compassionate fix for the housing crisis, saying he wants to help the children and grandchildren of his supporters afford a home. Trump claims, “One of my top priorities as your President is to preserve the American Dream for the younger generations and beyond.”

But the message is ultimately a solicitation for donations, even as it acknowledges that many of the people he’s targeting, and their families, are struggling to buy property in the first place: “That's why I've been working on changing the standard 30-year mortgage to a 50-year mortgage: that way we can ensure that young Americans can afford to buy a house.”

The pitch underscores the disconnect between Trump’s political marketing and the scale of the af

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