California just gave up on the money and called it independence. A $100 billion train that still goes nowhere fast, now pretending it never needed federal help in the first place. This isn’t confidence, it’s damage control dressed up as pride.
California drops lawsuit over Trump pulling high-speed rail funding.
California has dropped its legal fight to restore $4 billion in federal funding for the state’s high-speed rail project pulled by the Trump administration, saying the project will proceed without federal assistance.
In a filing last week, the California High-Speed Rail Authority voluntarily dismissed its lawsuit that asked a judge to restore the funding.
An authority spokesperson said in a statement that “the federal government is not a reliable, constructive, or trustworthy partner in advancing high-speed rail in California.”
“As a result, the State has opted to move forward without the Trump administration. We regret that they will not share in California’s success,” the spokesperson said.
The decision caps a months-long fight by California to restore the roughly $4 billion in federal taxpayer funds.
President Trump has long expressed animosity toward the project, which has faced years-long delays and ballooning estimated costs that have surpassed $100 billion.