RE: Trump never took anyone’s land.
He VOCALLY and OPENLY SUPPORTED the taking of someone’s land by force.
Take the KELO case for instance. In the infamous 2005 Kelo decision, the Supreme Court (decision authored by David Souter) held that “public use” could include, well, private use, so long as the new property owner paid more in taxes than the previous one.
In other words, it allowed developers and the government to gang up on homeowners. The developer gets more land, the government gets more tax money. The only losers are the original owner and his property rights.
Trump was delighted to find that the Supreme Court had okayed the brand of government-abetted theft. “I happen to agree with it 100 percent,” he told Fox News’s Neil Cavuto of the Kelo decision.
I still wait in vain for him to say he has changed his mind on the KELO decision.
Trump tried to force people(including an elderly woman) out of their homes in Scotland because their homes spoiled the view of the property he was developing.
Cities should have the right to redevelop dilapidated sections of town without being stopped by one stubborn homeowner.
The fact that a private developer will be the one to actually execute the cities plan, doesn't bother me a bit. Is the city suppose to build everything itself?