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In It to Win It

(12,824 posts) Wed Oct 1, 2025, 11:46 AM Oct 2025

Trump to withhold billions of dollars from Gateway tunnel and Second Ave. subway projects

The Trump administration is planning to withhold billions of dollars from one of the nation’s largest public works projects in direct retaliation for the government shutdown, which Republicans are blaming on Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and fellow Democrats.

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/01/trump-to-withhold-billions-of-dollars-from-gateway-tunnel-and-second-ave-subway-projects-00589772

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Trump to withhold billions of dollars from Gateway tunnel and Second Ave. subway projects (Original Post) In It to Win It Oct 2025 OP

The city or state of ny should shut off water service to Trump Tower BannonsLiver Oct 2025 #1

he's going to try bigtree Oct 2025 #2

Hochul should divert any NY State funding for rural anything in any Trump district Prairie Gates Oct 2025 #3

ooh, I like this bigtree Oct 2025 #4

Not that it matters to Lord Moldyfart, but there is only one rail tunnel... Girard442 Oct 2025 #5

Perfect timing for the November NJ Gubernatorial Elections, when some say it is close. Not anymore! TheBlackAdder Oct 2025 #6

BannonsLiver

(20,857 posts)

1. The city or state of ny should shut off water service to Trump Tower

Reply to In It to Win It (Original post)

Wed Oct 1, 2025, 11:48 AM

Oct 2025

See how he likes that. I bet he would be very cross.

bigtree

(94,672 posts)

2. he's going to try

Reply to In It to Win It (Original post)

Wed Oct 1, 2025, 11:49 AM

Oct 2025

...and fail in court.

what's with that Politico firewall in front of their clickbait?

Prairie Gates

(8,479 posts)

3. Hochul should divert any NY State funding for rural anything in any Trump district

Reply to In It to Win It (Original post)

Wed Oct 1, 2025, 11:49 AM

Oct 2025

bigtree

(94,672 posts)

4. ooh, I like this

Reply to Prairie Gates (Reply #3)

Wed Oct 1, 2025, 11:51 AM

Oct 2025

...

Girard442

(6,917 posts)

5. Not that it matters to Lord Moldyfart, but there is only one rail tunnel...

Reply to In It to Win It (Original post)

Wed Oct 1, 2025, 12:09 PM

Oct 2025

...under the Hudson. It's in need of repair. It it fails, rail traffic on the East Coast is fucked.

TheBlackAdder

(29,981 posts)

6. Perfect timing for the November NJ Gubernatorial Elections, when some say it is close. Not anymore!

Reply to In It to Win It (Original post)

Wed Oct 1, 2025, 12:23 PM

Oct 2025

Y'all just pissed off about a third of the state who would take advantage of that tunnel.

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