On Thursday, California Governor Gavin Newsom filed a lawsuit against the Trump Administration for canceling funding for California’s failed high speed train.
President Trump on Wednesday went off on California Governor Gavin “Newscum” and announced he is officially canceled funding for the state’s “failed” high speed railroad to nowhere.
“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 said on Truth Social.
Newsom promptly filed a lawsuit against the Trump Administration for pulling the federal funding for the train.
“This is just a heartless attack on the Central Valley that will put real jobs and livelihoods on the line. We’re suing to stop Trump from derailing America’s only high-speed rail actively under construction,” Newsom’s office said.
NEW: @CAGovernor Gavin Newsom JUST announced @CaHSRA is suing the Trump admin over its politically-motivated termination of $4 billion in federal grants.
“This is just a heartless attack on the Central Valley that will put real jobs and livelihoods on the line. We’re suing to…
— Governor Newsom Press Office (@GovPressOffice) July 18, 2025
“Today’s action comes as the project enters the track laying phase, is actively building across 171 miles, has built more than 50 major railway structures – including bridges, overpasses, and viaducts – and completed over 60 miles of guideway,” Newsom’s office said.
“And in the last year, CA high-speed rail efforts have marked significant progress – with all environmental reviews spanning 463 miles from Los Angeles to the Bay Area complete, the electrification of Caltrain complete, trainset selection underway, station and track construction on deck, continued work with partner rail systems to create a southwest regional high-speed rail network, and more than 15,000 good paying jobs created,” Newsom said.
Today’s action comes as the project enters the track laying phase, is actively building across 171 miles, has built more than 50 major railway structures – including bridges, overpasses, and viaducts – and completed over 60 miles of guideway.
And in the last year, CA high-speed…
— Governor Newsom Press Office (@GovPressOffice) July 18, 2025
Originally greenlit by the voters with the promise of linking Los Angeles to San Francisco in a modern, efficient bullet train system for a mere $33 billion with a completion date set for four years ago, the project has ballooned to an eyewatering $128 to $130 billion, with no clear completion date in sight, according to abc30.
The current CEO, who came on board last summer, recently claimed that the high speed train might be finished in twenty years. That would be the year 2045.
Ignore the noise. We’re busy building.
As we enter the track-laying phase, 171 miles are under active construction & we’ve already:
COMPLETED 50 major structures
COMPLETED 60 miles of guideway
COMPLETED full enviro clearance from SF to LA
CREATED 14,600 jobs pic.twitter.com/esbk0Gespb
— CA High-Speed Rail (@CaHSRA) February 4, 2025
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