Trump offered to unfreeze funding for NYC tunnel if Dulles airport, train station renamed for him, source says [View all]
Source: Reuters
By David Shepardson
WASHINGTON, Feb 5 - U.S. President Donald Trump offered last month to drop his hold on funding for a key $16 billion New York Hudson River tunnel project in exchange for Democratic Senator Chuck Schumer supporting the renaming of Washington Dulles Airport and New York Penn Station after Trump, a source told Reuters Thursday.
Punchbowl News first reported the offer citing four sources that was swiftly rejected by Schumer, who told the White House he did not have the power the rename the landmarks, a source confirmed to Reuters. The White House did not respond to a request for comment and Schumer's office declined to comment.
Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-offered-unfreeze-funding-nyc-tunnel-if-dulles-airport-train-station-2026-02-06/
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