Vice President Kamala Harris was slammed on Friday as she announced a plan to give first-time homeowners $25,000 from the federal government for a down payment on a house.
Harris officially unrolled the plan during her Friday afternoon rally in North Carolina. The vice president promised that a Harris-Walz administration would give working families up to $25,000 in down payment assistance if they have paid their rent on time for two years and are first-time buyers. Those who are first-generation homeowners would get more assistance than other first-time homeowners, ABC News reporter Selina Wang wrote on X after getting details about the proposal from a Harris campaign official.
Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance ripped Harris’ housing proposal, warning that it would be used to give illegal immigrants “American homes.”
“Kamala Harris wants to give $25,000 to illegal…