President Trump announced the cancellation of $4 billion in funding for a high-speed rail project in California, calling it a 'boondoggle' and a 'train to nowhere'. The rail line, linking Los Angeles and San Francisco, faced significant delays and cost overruns, with initial estimates of $33 billion escalating to between $89 billion and $128 billion. Transportation Secretary Duffy supported the funding cut, while Governor Newsom condemned the decision, asserting all options would be considered to oppose it. The project was intended to serve as the state's first high-speed rail line.
Trump stated, "This boondoggle, led by the incompetent Governor of California, Gavin Newscum, has cost Taxpayers Hundreds of Billions of Dollars, and we have received NOTHING in return except Cost Overruns."
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy commented, "It's time for this boondoggle to die," emphasizing the misuse of federal funding in his statement.
Governor Newsom responded, stating, "Trump wants to hand China the future and abandon the Central Valley. We won't let him."
The California high-speed rail project originated from a 2008 voter approval, initially projected to cost $33 billion and be completed by 2020.
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