A Republican consultant close to Trump's campaign said Trump came up with the idea himself and was likely inspired by"Trump sees the Saudis investing a lot of money, you know, why don't we create something similar like that in the US?" he told Insider, speaking on the condition of anonymity."That's just the way his brain works."
Urban policy experts are skeptical that any sort of federally-chartered city building project would be successful in the US. Policymakers should instead focus on how to make existing cities more livable and productive. "All economists would think this is a bad idea — this isn't how cities develop. They don't spring up magically out of nowhere," Rick McGahey, an economist and author of the new booktold Insider."It just totally misunderstands where cities come from, what their role is in the economy, and that's why we should be helping our existing cities because they are the core of our economic growth and prosperity.
Andy Winkler, the director of housing and infrastructure projects at the Bipartisan Policy Center, agreed that there would likely be little political or other support for a federally-directed initiative like Trump's. But he added that the US needs to be"competitive in thinking about what the future of cities really is."The Republican consultant wasn't convinced Trump's proposal is entirely serious, but he argued it was designed to get attention and has succeeded in that.
"I mean, you're talking about it," he said."As for people making fun of it, so what? People make fun of things all the time. People made fun of Trump when he said he was going to renegotiate NAFTA. Guess what he did?" Subscribe to push notifications
Ross Douthat: 'Trump's policy would yield 'a Trump casino and some mixed-used buildings run by Jared Kushner rising off an unfinished spur of highway somewhere in the vacant portions of the American West, funded by hard-sell fundraising appeals to vulnerable seniors.'
15 mins City? WEF plan? So he bowed down to WEF or joining them now? DeSantis 2024!