No, Trump didn't sign an order setting 2-year limits on public housing | Fact check
The claim: Trump signed an executive order setting a two-year limit on public housing
A Feb. 6 Instagram post (direct link, archive link) claims President Donald Trump signed an executive order setting limits on public housing.
“Trump signed the executive order that individuals who are on public housing got 2 years effective 2026, you have to figure your life out because public housing isn’t something you suppose (sic) to be on all your life, it’s only to get you on your feet,” reads the text on the image.
The post was liked more than 75,000 times in a week. Other versions of the claim circulated widely on Instagram and Facebook.
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Our rating: False
There’s no evidence of any such executive order.
Trump executive order called to lower housing costs
Contrary to the viral claim, neither the White House nor the Department of Housing and Urban Development mentions the supposed change to public housing on their respective websites. There are also no credible media reports of Trump making such an order among the flurry of moves to begin his second term.
Additionally, the National Low Income Housing Coalition has not issued any statements on a purported executive order establishing a time limit for public housing. The organization criticized the Trump administration’s since-rescinded effort to freeze federal grants in January, referencing its impact on public housing.
Trump did sign an executive order on his first day in office that called for executive departments and agencies to, along with other measures, make efforts to “lower the cost of housing and expand housing supply." The order did not specifically mention public housing.
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Paste BN has debunked an array of claims pertaining to Trump, including false assertions that an authentic video shows the Super Bowl crowd cheering for him, that an authentic image shows one of his posts about the Department of Education and that Walmart cut the price of food to “pre-inflation” rates under Trump.
Paste BN reached out to the National Low Income Housing Coalition and the user who shared the post for comment but did not immediately receive responses. Neither the Department of Housing and Urban Development nor the White House provided an on-the-record response.
Lead Stories also debunked the claim.
Our fact-check sources
- Department of Housing and Urban Development, accessed Feb. 13, Press Releases – 2025
- National Low Income Housing Coalition, accessed Feb. 13, Statements
- The White House, accessed Feb. 13, Website search
- The White House, Jan. 20, Delivering Emergency Price Relief for American Families and Defeating the Cost-of-Living Crisis
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