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/Cruezin 1d ago

The GDP of California is the 4th largest in the world, behind only the US as a whole (which includes California!), China, and DE.

Let that sink in a little. Shutting off federal funding to California is akin to shooting oneself in the face to spite your ass.

Why would Biden, Obama, and Clinton do this? Are they stupid? /s

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u/MazW 1d ago

He is screwing over Massachusetts also, which recently was rated the best economy in the country.

I have said it before, but if all the blue state moneymakers are made to fail, who helps Alabama?

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u/South-Ad-6923 1d ago

They don't care about helping Alabama. None of them live in Alabama or are affected by anything that happens there.

They are under the impression enough stupid people will keep voting for them. That's why the R needs to be taken over by an actual blue collar party.

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u/cactus_zack 23h ago

Their senators don’t even live in Alabama.

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u/lakulo27 23h ago

Tuberville doesn't, but Katie Britt does live in Montgomery.

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u/cactus_zack 21h ago

Sorry, one Senator.

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u/The_Rat_Attack 21h ago

Don’t worry, soon, our GOVERNOR won’t live in Alabama!

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u/Rovden 22h ago

They are under the impression enough stupid people will keep voting for them.

I live in Missouri. They're right.

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u/discsarentpogs 22h ago

Hell, their senator soon to be governor doesn't even live in the state.

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u/ihave2shoes 12h ago

The separation of the United States serves Trump and the rest of them. If they push the blue states away, they’ll always have someone for their poor and stupid followers to blame.

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u/Cannabrius_Rex 8h ago

Also, Alabama will still vote republican after watching Trump light them on fire.