{"id":2493361,"date":"2025-10-01T14:26:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T18:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-admin-freezes-18-billion-in-funding-to-new-york-city-citing-unconstitutional-dei-principles\/"},"modified":"2025-10-01T14:27:35","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T18:27:35","slug":"trump-admin-freezes-18-billion-in-funding-to-new-york-city-citing-unconstitutional-dei-principles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-admin-freezes-18-billion-in-funding-to-new-york-city-citing-unconstitutional-dei-principles\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Admin Freezes $18 Billion in Funding to New York City, Citing &#8216;Unconstitutional DEI Principles&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-admin-freezes-18-billion-in-funding-to-new-york-city-citing-unconstitutional-dei-principles%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2493361&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>On the first day of a federal government shutdown, New York City is experiencing the financial impact of the Trump management&#8217;s decision to freeze approximately $18 billion in federal funding for two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cta-spends-big-despite-looming-fiscal-cliff-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"CTA spends big despite looming fiscal cliff - Washington Examiner\">major transit projects<\/a>: the Hudson tunnel Project and the Second Avenue Subway expansion. Russ Vought, director of the White House Office of Management and Budget, announced the funding freeze on social media, citing opposition to what the administration calls &#8220;unconstitutional diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) principles.&#8221; The move is widely viewed as a political response targeting New York Democrats, including Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, both of whom have championed these infrastructure efforts. The funding halt has <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >sparked mixed reactions online<\/a>, with supporters praising the action as a rebuke to Democratic priorities, while critics accuse the administration of using the shutdown to punish political opponents and undermine crucial public projects.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>On the first day of a federal government shutdown, New York City is finding out how expensive its commitment to leftist principles of &ldquo;diversity, equity, and inclusion&rdquo; is going to be under President Donald Trump&rsquo;s administration.<\/p>\n<p>Russ Vought, the White House Office of Management and Budget director, took to social media on Wednesday to announce the administration has frozen federal funding for two major transportation projects in the Big Apple.<\/p>\n<p>And even in New York City, $18 billion is a lot of money.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Roughly $18 billion in New York City infrastructure projects have been put on hold to ensure funding is not flowing based on unconstitutional DEI principles. More info to come soon from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USDOT?\">@USDOT<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Russ Vought (@russvought) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/russvought\/status\/1973386129320665329?\">October 1, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Roughly $18 billion in New York City infrastructure projects have been put on hold to ensure funding is not flowing based on unconstitutional DEI principles,&rdquo; Vought wrote in a post on the social media platform X.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;More info to come soon.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Specifically, he noted in a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/russvought\/status\/1973388530215735570\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">follow-up post<\/a>, the money is for a new tunnel to carry passenger rail service under the Hudson River, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hudsontunnelproject.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hudson Tunnel Project<\/a>, and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nancy-pelosis-subway-boondoggle-just-one-of-governments-countless-spending-secrets\/\" title=\"Nancy Pelosi&#039;s Subway ...: A ...&#039;s Hidden Spending Secret\">subway expansion project<\/a>, known as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mta.info\/project\/second-avenue-subway-phase-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Second Avenue Subway<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Reporting on Vought&rsquo;s announcement, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/trump-team-puts-hold-18-144006464.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Associated Press<\/a> raised the possibility that the target wasn&rsquo;t just New York&rsquo;s DEI positions, but Sen. Chuck Schumer, the New York Democrat and Senate minority leader whose party has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/schumer-turns-shutdown-fix-idea-fellow-democrats-erupt-open-mutiny\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shut down the government<\/a> in a funding impasse.<\/p>\n<p>For Schumer, the Hudson Tunnel Project has been a priority for years, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2023\/07\/06\/hudson-river-tunnels-00104981\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Politico<\/a> reported in 2023. At the time, Schumer locked in a $6.88 billion federal grant for the project. It was a move Schumer admitted was in anticipation of the possibility that Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/just-became-official-trump-swept-major-swing-states\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">won the 2024 election<\/a> and Republicans won a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/republicans-flip-third-senate-seat-ousting-three-term-democrat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Senate majority<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>(As it turned out, both things happened.)<\/p>\n<p>And, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/government-shutdown-new-york-infrastructure-funding-trump-schumer-jeffries\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBS News<\/a> noted, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, who has gone <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/hakeem-jeffries-breaks-house-record-still-fails-stop-big-beautiful-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">to considerable lengths<\/a> to try to slow the Trump agenda, is also a New York lawmaker, representing a Brooklyn district.<\/p>\n<p>There&rsquo;s almost certainly an element of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-sets-stage-massive-federal-layoffs-shutdown-begins-democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shutdown politics<\/a> in Vought&rsquo;s decision. The timing alone makes that clear &mdash; painfully clear to New York Democrats.<\/p>\n<p>And that&rsquo;s the way it was taken by many on social media.<\/p>\n<p>Both by those in favor of the move:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">ah, well congrats Chuck Schumer<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Nick (@Nickster0188) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Nickster0188\/status\/1973392187048997159?\">October 1, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Feel the burn!<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Cheryl M (@Vintage56inVA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Vintage56inVA\/status\/1973393992290038126?\">October 1, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Winning<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dave Slick (@dave_slick3) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dave_slick3\/status\/1973390710830174604?\">October 1, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>And those against it:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This was predictable and is exactly why the Republicans wanted this shutdown.<br \/> Vought and Trump will use their unchecked power to spend, cut, leverage, slash, eliminate, harm, fire and downsize any and everything they don&rsquo;t like.<br \/> A big FU to Congress and the American people.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dede Kotler (@Dsquared306) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Dsquared306\/status\/1973399418423431356?\">October 1, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This was predictable and is exactly why the Republicans wanted this shutdown,&rdquo; one evident liberal wrote.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Vought and Trump will use their unchecked power to spend, cut, leverage, slash, eliminate, harm, fire and downsize any and everything they don&rsquo;t like.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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