Trump, or more accurately his Transportation Secretary, former reality TV
contestant Sean Duffy, has
revoked approval for New York City's congestion pricing program.
I can see why they did this: This was a well tested (in Europe) and highly effective program which would benefit mass transit, and hence ordinary people .
Trump and his Evil Minions™ HATE that sort of thing.
In a bizarre but not totally unexpected twist, I think that Donald Trump
declared himself king:
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/19/nyregion/trump-congestion-pricing-nyc.html President Donald Trump’s administration revoked federal approval for congestion pricing on Wednesday, taking a first step toward fulfilling his campaign promise to kill the tolls that charge drivers a $9 daytime fee to enter Manhattan south of 60th Street.
“CONGESTION PRICING IS DEAD. Manhattan, and all of New York, is SAVED. LONG LIVE THE KING!" Trump posted on his social media platform Truth Social, declaring victory even as the MTA vowed to keep the tolls on until a judge said otherwise.
(emphasis mine)
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Less than an hour after Duffy issued his letter, MTA officials filed a defiant federal lawsuit against the federal Department of Transportation, arguing the Trump administration was unlawfully attempting to reverse approval of the program.
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Duffy wrote he can revoke approval for the tolls because congestion pricing “appears to be driven primarily by the need to raise revenue for the Metropolitan Transit (sic) Authority."
In case you are wondering, Secretary Reality TV did get the name of the authority wrong. It is the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
Heck of a job, Sean-Boy.
You cannot make this sh%$ up.
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