California Governor Gavin Newsom’s “high speed rail boondoggle” has been officially put on ice.
In a Truth Social post, President Donald Trump gave credit to Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy for “freeing” Americans from funding the “high speed rail to nowhere.”
Look:
Donald J. Trump Truth Social 07.16.25 07:28 PM EST pic.twitter.com/9qFYaZRdAr
— Fan Donald J. Trump Posts From Truth Social (@TrumpDailyPosts) July 16, 2025
“To the Law abiding, Tax paying, Hardworking Citizens of the United States of America, I am thrilled to announce that I have officially freed you from funding California’s disastrously overpriced, ‘HIGH SPEED TRAIN TO NOWHERE.’ This boondoggle, led by the incompetent Governor of California, Gavin Newscum, has cost Taxpayers Hundreds of Billions of Dollars, and we have received NOTHING in return except Cost Overruns. The Railroad we were promised still does not exist, and never will. This project was Severely Overpriced, Overregulated, and NEVER DELIVERED. Thanks to Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, not a SINGLE penny in Federal Dollars will go towards this Newscum SCAM ever again. This was an ill-conceived and unnecessary project, and a total waste of Taxpayer money — But no more!” Trump wrote.
Duffy posted a video composed of news clips showing the ever-inflating cost of the rail:
Governor Newsom and California’s high speed rail boondoggle are the definition of government incompetence and possibly corruption.
The price tag has gone from $33B to $135B with no completion date in sight.
We could give every single LA & SF resident almost 200 free flights… pic.twitter.com/19lyBzPZ62
— Secretary Sean Duffy (@SecDuffy) July 16, 2025
X users celebrated:
I didn’t know they were receiving federal funds as well.
— Suzanna Del Real (@TheMimi501) July 16, 2025
This needs to be investigated.
— Glenn Bush (@Bush1282022) July 17, 2025
It’s ridiculous and straight up theft. Hope you can find a way to prosecute the thieves but in the meantime stopping the slush fund is much appreciated! TY !!
— Amie Singer (@ThatJewishLady) July 17, 2025
Now arrest Newscum. It is the most logical next step.
— QGU (@qgu) July 17, 2025
He was taking it federally too? So he was fucking me over twice ?
— AMERICANGIRL420 (@americangirly69) July 16, 2025
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Sierra Marlee is a millennial whose hunger for the truth in a world of fake news has led her to write. Marlee also contributes to BizPac Review.
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