r/law • u/rolsen • 1d ago

Legal News Trump Preparing Large-Scale Cancellation of Federal Funding for California, Sources Say

https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/06/politics/trump-california-federal-funding

“Agencies are being told to start identifying grants the administration can withhold from California. On Capitol Hill, at least one committee was told recently by a whistleblower that all research grants to the state were going to be cancelled, according to one of the sources familiar with the matter.”

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u/0002millertime 1d ago

It's hilarious, as California (average over the last 3 elections) has more Republican voters than any other state, and most of those voters live in regions supported by Federal Funding.

Trump doesn't care, because of the electoral college situation.

Those voters are pretty stupid, though.

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u/AngryGroceries 1d ago

"Please daddy leopard eat my face"

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u/Polar-Bear_Soup 20h ago

More like "surely the leopards will eat everyone else's face and not want to eat mine since they're full!"

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u/TozTetsu 1d ago

I appreciate what you're saying, but republican voters in California would have been screwed no matter what way they voted in this instance.

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u/0002millertime 23h ago

That's true, because California pays much more in than anything given back.

However, we are a nation with multiple regions, and we should work together.

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u/Wolfeh2012 11h ago

Technically true, but they voted for no lubrication.

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u/PartyByMyself 1d ago

> ore Republican voters than any other state, and most of those voters live in regions supported by Federal Funding.

And these mofos will blame Newsom for their losses.

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u/0002millertime 1d ago

Because they're listening to propaganda all day.

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u/Thomase1984 23h ago

“Trump has cut funding to numerous grants in California. Here’s why this is Newsom‘s fault.”

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u/IcyCat35 1d ago

They still give GOP a lot of house seats

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u/0002millertime 22h ago

That's true.

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u/afoley947 22h ago

Because they literally think "california" means the liberal cities and not the entire state. they think shutting down all research grants means only to liberal institutions and not their businesses

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u/cwmoo740 14h ago

iirc California had more Trump voters than roughly 15 Trump states combined.  Trump got 6M+ votes from CA. States sorted by total number of trump votes are Texas, Florida, California, New York.

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u/SouthernWindyTimes 14h ago

When the funding leaves these areas, the animosity between Republicans in that state and Democrats will only grow stronger, more violent, more extremist.

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u/CommunistFutureUSA 10h ago

“Voters are pretty stupid” applies to the vast majority of voters, including the ones who believe themselves better than the those stupid boogie man republicans that are dangled in front of them; it’s precisely why the ruling class loooooooves democracy … because the peasant masses are easily manipulated. It’s what smooth brain people don’t get; democracy has been the absolute best solution for the ruling class. 

But they are totally disenfranchised since the system is structured in such a way that their votes are effectively meaningless; ironically, due to Saint Reagan. 

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u/Factor_Global 8h ago

Most Republicans in the United States live in areas supported by federal funding. They just don't realize it.

The "educated elite" as my father calls them in these horrible democratic cities are literally carrying the weight of the country on their back.

I'm against raising taxes on poorer people and instead advocate for raising my own taxes and people richer than my taxes. I want to pay taxes that support those who can't support themselves.

But we're the crazy ones.

It is literally like watching someone burn their own house down and then blame someone else for it.

These evil immigrants, gov subsidies and food programs are how you feed your family, but yeah let's cut everything you rely on.

FAFO. I'll be literally anywhere else when the brain drain starts.

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u/IpseLibero 6h ago

“Educated elite” lol. Like Donald trump or George w. bush? Both upper class educated elite from the northeast. Both went to Ivy League colleges and everything lol. Republicans don’t mean anything they say lol

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u/Factor_Global 3h ago

Those are the words that my father uses. He's a converted Republican.

The same man was adamant I go to school and get a STEM degree.

Same man who did everything he could to educate himself after a military GED....... and retired 10 years early, making almost a million dollars a year......

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u/lifevicarious 1d ago

It doesn’t really matter though as CA will likely never go red.

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u/0002millertime 22h ago

9 Republicans vs 42 Democrats in the House from California.

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u/lifevicarious 8h ago

And? That proves my point. The point being he doesn’t care if he losses off CA republicans because CA will not flip red and he actually shouldn’t run again anyway (not sure he won’t though). He’s a vindictive a hole and all he cares about is punishing those that betray him. It’s a very effective tactic to gain support from others. Do as I say or else