Scott Turner, the US Housing Secretary under President Trump, has criticised New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani's housing affordability agenda, warning that its proposals would deter investment and ultimately make the city's housing crisis worse. Turner argued that "socialist progressive" measures such as higher taxes and rent freezes would push businesses and investors away rather than easing the cost of living for residents, framing the dispute as part of a wider ideological clash over how to tackle America's housing affordability problems.

In an exclusive interview with Fox News Digital, Turner said such policies "never work" and suggested Mamdani's approach risked discouraging the private investment needed to build and maintain housing stock in the city. The comments come amid ongoing scrutiny of Mamdani's tenure as mayor, with the article noting related controversy over a large homeless encampment in New York fuelling further backlash against his administration.