Trump severs funding for ‘disastrously overpriced’ California high-speed rail project

Published July 16, 2025 10:53pm ET



President Donald Trump is terminating $4 billion in funding for California‘s high-speed rail project, which aims to connect Los Angeles with other major cities in the state, he announced Wednesday.

Trump terminated the project’s funding because it has cost taxpayers “hundreds of billions” and is “disastrously overpriced.”

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