Vance accused of being ‘divorced from reality’ with home ownership comments

US president Donald Trump previously accused the Democrats of an “affordability hoax”, yet this week saw vice president JD Vance use the phrase to claim home ownership is becoming easier for young people in America – something which has since raised eyebrows. Speaking at a steel mill in Middletown, Ohio on Saturday, Vance said: “Rents are falling for the first time. We’ve got a lot of work to do,…