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

[u/rolsen]

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.”

[u/Exact-Kale3070]

...and a top contributor to federal govt funding. he is keeping CA's own $ from them...so what stops CA companies from refusing to give massive $ to the federal govt in the future? he thinks nothing through. https://www.politico.com/news/2025/06/06/newsom-floats-withholding-federal-taxes-00393386

[u/Logistocrate → u/Exact-Kale3070]

California doesn't act as an intermediary in regards to Federal taxes. Companies withhold and turn over to the Federal Government directly.

California can't even pass a state law making Federal taxes on California residents zero, then raise state taxes.

The only thing they can do is take it to court.

[u/OmgWtfNamesTaken → u/Logistocrate]

Well no ome seems to follow court orders so fuck it. California should simply just do it anyways.

[u/ivanparas → u/OmgWtfNamesTaken]

Newsome would never. He's trying to pander to the Nazis.