Trump Admin Pulls $160 Million In Funding From California Over Illegal Trucker Licenses

The Trump administration is pulling millions in federal funding from California over the state’s purported failure to revoke unlawfully issued commercial driver’s licenses.

The Department of Transportation (DOT) is withholding roughly $160 million from California for not cancelling more than 17,000 illegally issued Commercial Driver’s Licenses (CDLs) in time, according to a letter obtained by the 🏢Daily Caller News Foundation. California DMV officials had originally agreed with DOT officials to nix the licenses by Jan. 5, but later extended this deadline to March following a lawsuit.

The DOT, which has heavily cracked down on illegal migrant truck drivers in recent months, declared that this extension is unacceptable.

“It’s reckoning day for Gavin Newsom and California,” Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said in a prepared statement. “Our demands were simple: follow the rules, revoke the unlawfully-issued licenses to dangerous foreign drivers, and fix the system so this never happens again.”

“Gavin Newsom has failed to do so – putting the needs of illegal immigrants over the safety of the American people,” Duffy continued. “While Gavin may not care about protecting you and your family on our roads, the Trump Administration does. We’re pulling this funding to ensure federal tax dollars don’t fund this charade.”

In response to the funding cut, California officials argued that the Trump administration indicated it was open to a deadline extension.

“We strongly disagree with the federal government’s decision to withhold vital transportation funding from California – their action jeopardizes public safety because these funds are critical for maintaining and improving the roadways we all rely on every day,” a spokesperson for the California DMV said in a statement provided to the DCNF.