Back in 2019, Donald Trump, who was born, raised, and spent his entire adult life in New York City, became a permanent resident of Florida. And while a number of reasons probably went into that decision — the extreme redness of his new home state better aligning with his politics, the gilded resort he already owned there, the fact that many a New Yorker hated his guts — the biggest factor was the opportunity to save taxes, those things he prides himself on not paying. So while few people were likely laboring under the illusion that he was a fan of the pied-à-terre tax NYC is trying to impose on second homes worth more than $5 million, he felt the need to make his position clear on the matter.
Taking to Truth Social on Tuesday, Trump ranted, “The NYC Pied-a-Terre Tax is costing New York City and State a fortune in that the money, eventually to be gotten, is very little compared to to the TAXES PAID by the tens of thousands of people who are fleeing the City, never to return. Florida, Texas, and numerous other States, are making an absolute fortune! This dangerous political ‘experiment’ in New York will destroy what was once a great City and State. It is pure Amateur Hour, and it’s hard, as President of the United States of America, to sit back and watch it happen, especially to a place I once loved. Financial, and then Social, RUIN, is a 100% certainty - And then the Radical Left Jihadists charge Congestion Pricing on top of everything else. This doesn’t work in America, and must be stopped, NOW! I am looking to see if the Federal Government has any legal right to avert this disaster, before it is too late, for the millions of people who cherish New York and want to see it thrive, as opposed to becoming a filthy, crime ridden, decrepit place of mockery and scorn. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! President DJT”
