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Miles Archer

(24,266 posts)
Thu Oct 2, 2025, 09:37 AM Oct 2025

Trump's Project 2025 goon targets 16 states that voted for Harris for project cuts

The White House is targeting Democratic states with its first wave of cuts to federal projects following the government shutdown, impacting billions of dollars in funding for energy and infrastructure in New York, California and elsewhere.

Russ Vought, director of the Office of Management and Budget, said Wednesday the Trump administration is cancelling nearly $8 billion in funding for energy programs he characterized as part of “the Left’s climate agenda.”

The cuts will impact 16 states — all of which voted for former Vice President Kamala Harris in last year’s presidential election. Vought did not identify exactly which programs would be cut in the social media announcement.

Earlier Wednesday, Vought said the White House is withholding $18 billion in funds from New York City’s Second Ave. subway and Gateway tunnel projects, the latter which connects New Jersey and New York.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/white-house-targets-democratic-states-194820214.html

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Trump's Project 2025 goon targets 16 states that voted for Harris for project cuts (Original Post) Miles Archer Oct 2025 OP
The real problem is that Trump believes that all the money in the US treasury belongs to him. Walleye Oct 2025 #1
We were always going to be targetted, shutdown or not. Scrivener7 Oct 2025 #2
Republicans seek to shatter the union of the United States Champp Oct 2025 #3
Sooooooooooooooooooooo.................. Lovie777 Oct 2025 #4
"the Left's climate agenda." Aka science, data, and facts. Botany Oct 2025 #5
The 16 states in question, from Voght's post on X at the OP link: Qutzupalotl Oct 2025 #6

Walleye

(45,385 posts)
1. The real problem is that Trump believes that all the money in the US treasury belongs to him.
Thu Oct 2, 2025, 09:40 AM
Oct 2025

He thinks he’s an organized crime boss and there’s no way to stop it

Scrivener7

(60,063 posts)
2. We were always going to be targetted, shutdown or not.
Thu Oct 2, 2025, 09:50 AM
Oct 2025

Heck, we're military training ground now.

Champp

(2,409 posts)
3. Republicans seek to shatter the union of the United States
Thu Oct 2, 2025, 09:52 AM
Oct 2025

They know that united we stand, separated we fall.

They are driving wedges to weaken the nation, and waving flags and blowing toxic farts as they do it.

Lovie777

(23,696 posts)
4. Sooooooooooooooooooooo..................
Thu Oct 2, 2025, 10:19 AM
Oct 2025

We the People pay federal taxes in those targeted states as well, but can't get any federal money?

Qutzupalotl

(15,854 posts)
6. The 16 states in question, from Voght's post on X at the OP link:
Thu Oct 2, 2025, 11:15 AM
Oct 2025
Nearly $8 billion in Green New Scam funding to fuel the Left's climate agenda is being cancelled. More info to come from
@ENERGY
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The projects are in the following states: CA, CO, CT, DE, HI, IL, MD, MA, MN, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OR, VT, WA
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