Thursday's Headlines: Gateway 'Terminator' Edition
President Trump announced he'd "terminated" the Gateway Tunnel project, taking aim at Chuck Schumer.
Trump said, "It’s billions and billions of dollars that Schumer has worked 20 years to get. It's terminated," and "Tell him it’s terminated.”
The president's decision to cancel federal funding for the Gateway Tunnel, a tunnel for intercity and commuter trains under the Hudson River, was made abruptly.
- The Gateway Tunnel project is a much-needed commuter rail tunnel under the Hudson River.
- President Trump's decision is seen as a petty tantrum aimed at the tri-state region and a war of vengeance on Chuck Schumer, Hakeem Jeffries, and New York.
Author's summary: Trump terminates Gateway Tunnel project.