Trump Says He Is Ending Government Funding Californias High Speed Rail Project 2025 07 16
ReutersJUL 2025
Trump Cuts $4B in Federal Funding for California High-Speed Rail
Above: Construction on a high-speed rail project in Fresno County, California. Image credit: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg/Getty Images
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Republican narrative
The Trump administration was left with no choice but to pull the plug on the worst public infrastructure disaster in U.S. history. Cost overruns and postponements of completion dates have milked law-abiding, tax-paying Americans for too long. It's time for the California government to put an end to this boondoggle.
Democratic narrative
The Trump administration is handing China a huge victory by steering federal funds away from America's only high-speed rail at a crucial time during the project's construction. This action is wrong because it will cost jobs and sidetrack the project. It's also illegal, and California will see the administration in court.
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