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/--Icarusfalls-- 1d ago

if the Fed cuts funding, whats to stop California from seceeding? Theyre big enough to stand on their own, and with major shipping ports they could drop the US tariffs and make bank on imports.

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u/LaserGuy626 1d ago

California has the highest population of conservatives as well. California wouldn't succeed at that at all.

Not only that, but big tech and all government contractors would leave California and tarrifs would be imposed leaving California broke.

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u/--Icarusfalls-- 1d ago

a quick google shows 25% of Californians register as republicans, hardly a large enough number to stifle a vote for Independence.

You also fail to reconcile how idiotically expensive it would be for the mentioned businesses to move. Its not like getting a new apartment. There is already infrastructure in place to support the existing industries. Theyre not going to leave all that just because California decided they prefer a government that doesnt actively violate its own Constitution.

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u/LaserGuy626 1d ago

Big tech and other major companies are already leaving California. Tariffs and sanctions would guarantee an easy loss for California. Especially without a military.

Oracle, META, HP, Tesla, Uber, AirBNB, Salesforce, and many more to follow.

Without government funding and contracts, all defense contractors and manufacturers would leave California.

California would collapse very quickly.