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Trump says he is ending government funding California’s High-Speed Rail project

By Thomson Reuters Jul 16, 2025 | 6:37 PM

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that he is ending government funding for California’s High-Speed Rail project.

The announcement follows the release of a U.S. Transportation Department report from the Federal Railroad Administration that cited missed deadlines, budget shortfalls and questionable ridership projections.

“Thanks to Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, not a SINGLE penny in Federal Dollars will go towards this Newscum SCAM ever again,” Trump said in a Truth Social post.

(Reporting by Jasper Ward; Editing by Sandra Maler)