Trump has California’s high-speed rail in his crosshairs again
President Donald Trump has set his sights on Californiaas high-speed rail plan, calling it athe worst-managed projecta with massive cost overruns that deserve to be investigated.
aThey have hundreds of billions of dollars of cost overruns,a Trump told reporters in the Oval Office on Tuesday, according to the Los Angeles Times. aItas impossible that something could cost that much.a
A spokesperson for the California High-Speed Rail Authority declined to comment on the record, instead posting to X, aIgnore the noise. Weare busy building.a
Ignore the noise. Weare busy building.
- CA High-Speed Rail (@CaHSRA) February 4, 2025
As we enter the track-laying phase, 171 miles are under active construction & weave already:
a COMPLETED 50 major structures
a COMPLETED 60 miles of guideway
a COMPLETED full enviro clearance from SF to LA
a CREATED 14,600 jobs pic.twitter.com/esbk0Gespb
The authority also sought to respond to Trumpas claims that ahundreds of billions of dollarsa have been spent, noting that only $10.5 billion of $13 billion has been funded by the state of California. The project has 50 major structures, 60 guideways, and ha …