Trump declares New York 'saved' from congestion pricing: 'Long live the king!'

[highplainsdem]

Source: The Hill

President Trump on Wednesday declared New York “saved” after his administration announced it would rescind the Biden-era approval of a congestion pricing plan.

“CONGESTION PRICING IS DEAD. Manhattan, and all of New York, is SAVED.” Trump posted to his Truth Social. “LONG LIVE THE KING!”

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“New York State’s congestion pricing plan is a slap in the face to working class Americans and small business owners,” Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said in a statement. “Every American should be able to access New York City regardless of their economic means. It shouldn’t be reserved for an elite few.”

Trump’s added call of “long live the king,” which was reshared on the social platform X by White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, comes just after protesters rallied in cities across the country on Monday, dubbing the Presidents Day holiday as “No Kings Day.” Demonstrations took place in Washington, D.C., and New York City, among other places.

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Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5153627-donald-trump-new-york-city-congestion-pricing/

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His Truth Social post:

What the White House account tweeted:

The White House
@WhiteHouse

"CONGESTION PRICING IS DEAD. Manhattan, and all of New York, is SAVED. LONG LIVE THE KING!"
–President Donald J. Trump

[Dave Bowman]

1. What an ass.

[Norrrm]

2. Donald is part of the elite few.

[IronLionZion]

3. Mad king with syphilis rotting his brain and fast food clogging his heart

[3Hotdogs]

9. God save our gracious King,

Long live our noble....... aw, FUCK THAT !

[Buddyzbuddy]

4. Can't wait for his Mussolini moment.

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[LauraInLA]

5. After reading the short article, I can't understand why Trump can cancel a NYC/NYState action -- I thought this was

down to Gov Hochul. Can anyone explain this to me?

P.S. I saw the explainer article a few stops down in the Latest News column .

[Bernardo de La Paz]

7. Why? Because the wanna-be King hates Democrats and democracy. It's the * how * that is in contention. . . nt

[AdamGG]

10. Maybe because Eric Adams is now remote controlled by Trump

[Jose Garcia]

21. NY recieves a lot of money from the feds for transportation

So the feds get a say.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

6. "L' Etat, c'est moi." The king could not be reached for comment and his head wasn't talking. . . . . nt

[HarryM]

17. It may be time for

A French Revolution Solution™️

[JoseBalow]

8. There are idiots who actually believe that drumpf cares about people who don't benefit him

[sakabatou]

11. Sic semper tyrannis.

[carpetbagger]

13. If I'm saying God save the king, I'll pick Chuck.

He seems to be the kind of guy who knows his job and the limits of his job. Like Mike Pence on the one day he managed to be a mensch.

[EnergizedLib]

14. Okay, cool

I’ll make sure to bow down and kiss the ring in Neveruary.

[Beacool]

15. The old man is deranged.

He's always been a malignant narcissist, but now he's just nuts.

:

[HarryM]

16. WTF is he saying?!?!

We had a revolution the last time we were ruled by a king.
He may lead us into a second revolution.

[Resistance1]

18. Time before we get an explanation of what "he really meant"

5,4,3,2,1…..

[Old Crank]

19. tRump, who doesn't live in NYC

wants to influence NYC and how they pay for things, reduce pollution, and grid lock.

The majority of New Yorkers like the charge. The people who don't like the charge aren't New Yorkers.

Here is a link showing that commute times have dropped during the times of the day where it takes effect. (Slow loading graphs)
Time saved is a lot. This plan was worked out over years and had to overcome Upstate resistance from GOP elected officials. Also the money goes to working on the subways. Which are controlled by the state not NYC.

https://www.congestion-pricing-tracker.com/

[LetMyPeopleVote]

20. . @MTA immediately sues @USDOT , claiming that withdrawal of congestion pricing approval is illegal.

That was fast. This lawsuit will be fun to follow

Link to tweet

[Old Crank]

22. Here is the hell tRump is going to save New Yorkers from

Your quality of life is improving in $9 increments. With decongestion pricing:

♥️ 55% drop in crashes
♥️ 51% drop in crash injuries
♥️ 14% drop in daily vehicles (Jan 2025)
♥️ 10-30% drop in river crossing travel times
♥️ 34% drop in morning commute travel time