Trump offered her over a million dollars, she sold in 2014 for 583 K. It was not her home in the traditional sense of the word. It was a 21 bedroom boarding house, districted for business where she also lived.
Also, IIRC, it was New Jersey that actually went to court with the woman. I can see why, if a city spends millions to buy out an area to bring in economic development, and they have one stubborn holdout gumming up the works, what recourse do they have? It’s not an ideal situation and the concept of eminent domain bothers me because I’m sure it does get abused, but the stuff Trump and Cruz have/do favor using it for seem reasonable to me. If someone offered me $2m for my house, that would be an 8x return on my investment and I’d be an abject moron (not to mention a community pariah) for not taking the deal.
But, I agree with Cruz2Victory above. This is not even a blip on my radar of issues I actually care about. They’re trying to slam Trump but I notice not one of them is campaigning on ending the practice of eminent domain. It’s all desperate theatrics to hit at Trump at this point.
What Trump needs to go after Cruz on, and the others, is their despicable treatment of veterans. Rubio and Cruz, but especially Cruz, have consistently against veterans appropriations and benefits.
Trump offered her over a million dollars, she sold in 2014 for 583 K. It was not her home in the traditional sense of the word. It was a 21 bedroom boarding house, districted for business where she also lived.