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Scott Turner: “They put race above reality. They put race above merit and…”

Featuring: Scott Turner, Republican | Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | National

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FULL: HUD Secretary Scott Turner links surge in illegal immigration to rising housing costs

Published | Video Starts at 01:37

Meanwhile, HUD is launching a civil rights investigation into Boston's diversity focused housing policies, which the department argues may be discriminatory. So They put race above reality. They put race above merit and need. And our job at HUD is to enforce and uphold the Fair Housing Act. Massachusetts governor dismissing the probe. That's ridiculous. It's just another frivolous investigation complaint that the Trump administration has filed against a political What's your response to that? It's not true. (01:37–01:47)

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Asserts that Boston's diversity-focused housing policies prioritize race over merit and need, and HUD's role is to uphold the Fair Housing Act.

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