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No loophole. It’s just that the law, itself, is weaksauce bs and is mostly bluster that accomplishes little more than making politicians look good before the midterms. It’s mostly remarkable that such a huge piece of bs got passed by a supermajority and by such a hatefully divided congress, and that, right at the moment of triumph, Trump tried to sabotage it by holding it hostage to his Make Elections Corrupt Act, and refused to sign the bill.
But, because it passed with a supermajority in both houses of congress, it just became law anyway without the president’s signature, making Trump look like an even bigger embarrassment than he already is, not to mention a bigger loser than he already is. That’s what makes it such a big deal. He’s the first president who’s ever thrown this big of a bitch fit over a congressional bill he didn’t like. And still lost the fight anyway.
The bill, itself, has a few good things in it, but is mostly just meh.
Um Ackshually, the bill would have become law without the President signing it regardless of the size of the majority. The Supermajority matters because that's what it takes to override a veto.
What probably happened is he wanted to veto it, but his advisors reminded him that Congress had enough votes to override it. And he couldnt let Congress have the last word on it. So, he decided that not signing it would be the best move, depriving Congressional Republicans of what might be their last chance for a major legislative signing photo-op. But while loudly complaining about his steal-all-elections bill, he could at least pivot the conversation back to where he wanted it. And then when the housing bill finally becomes law, there is no big ceremony or to-do about it, just a bunch of nerdy socialists talking about it on their social media....