A page on the TrumpRx site is displayed on Feb. 9, 2026 in Chicago, Illinois. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Despite suggesting it would be politically difficult to reverse the policy, Trump told lawmakers to "codify it anyway."
After highlighting the story of a Houston mother outbid on 20 homes by investment firms, Trump asked Congress to make permanent his executive order banning large Wall Street-backed firms from buying single-family homes in bulk. "We want homes for people, not for corporations," he said.
While outlining retirement policy changes and pledging to protect Social Security and Medicare, Trump pivoted to ethics reform, calling on lawmakers to "pass the ‘Stop Insider Trading Act’ without delay."
The measure would ban members of Congress from buying individual stocks and require advance public notice before sales.
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President Donald Trump speaks during the State of the Union address in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol on Feb. 24, 2026, in Washington, D.C. (Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
The president also urged lawmakers to end so-called sanctuary city policies, calling for "serious penalties" against public officials who block the removal of criminal illegal immigrants.
"They're blocking the removal of these people out of our country. And you should be ashamed of yourself," Trump told Democrats to loud Republican cheers.
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Ashley Carnahan is a writer at Fox News Digital.
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