Trump addresses shift in Minnesota after deadly shootings, weeks of violence

President Donald Trump insisted the removal of Border Patrol commander Greg Bovino from Minnesota is not a “pullback,” while lamenting the shooting deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti by federal agents.

“It was terrible. Both of them were terrible,” Trump said in an exclusive interview Tuesday on “The Will Cain Show.” “I hate to see it, I hate to see that.”

During his interview with host Will Cain, the president addressed a shakeup of immigration leadership in Minnesota after two agent-involved fatalities sparked widespread protests and law enforcement clashes in the state.

Trump explained the reasoning behind his decision to remove Bovino and replace him with “border czar” Tom Homan.

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“Bovino is very good, but he’s a pretty out-there kind of a guy,” Trump explained. “And in some cases, that’s good. Maybe it wasn’t good here.”

“Tom is fantastic. Tom is a tough guy, but I’ve watched over the years, and he’s gotten along with governors, and he gets along with mayors,” the president added. “Some people don’t. Some people just want to do their job and leave me alone.”

Trump said he plans to “de-escalate” immigration enforcement operations in Minnesota, but stressed the personnel change does not amount to a retreat from enforcement efforts.

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“I don’t think it’s a pullback,” he argued. “It’s a little bit of a change.”

“We’re gonna de-escalate a little bit,” he added.

Homan met separately with Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey – a pair who have strongly criticized the Trump administration’s aggressive immigration crackdown in Minnesota.

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Walz and Homan “agreed on the need for an ongoing dialogue and will continue working toward those goals.”

Cooperation between Trump administration officials and Democratic leaders in Minnesota marks a notable shift in tone following Homan’s arrival.

Trump expanded on his call with Walz, telling Cain it “couldn’t have been a nicer conversation.”

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“It’s hard to believe that’s the same guy I watch on television… because we had a very reasonable conversation, very good conversation,” he said.

Speaking further about the deaths of Good and Pretti, Trump said the political views of Good’s parents weighed heavily on him. (Good’s father was reportedly a Trump supporter.)

“I’m not sure about his [Pretti’s] parents, but I know her [Good’s] parents were big Trump fans,” Trump said. “Makes me feel bad anyway. But, I mean, I guess you could say even worse. They were tremendous Trump people.”

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While lamenting Pretti’s death, the pro-Second Amendment president did question why Pretti was legally carrying a handgun, calling it “unusual.”

“I don’t like the fact that he was carrying a gun that was fully loaded and he had two magazines with him,” he said. “And it’s pretty unusual.”

Trump did not soften his stance on what he described as “paid insurrectionists” and “agitators” who have flooded Minnesota streets in protest of his administration’s immigration crackdown.

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“The people that I’ve been watching over the last few weeks, these are paid insurrectionists. These are paid agitators. These people aren’t normal,” he said.

Trump also argued that the administration’s successes receive little media attention compared to its missteps.

“We take out drug dealers. We take a whole group of people by the thousands. And if we get one person a little bit wrong, headlines,” the president said.

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Trump went on to suggest the protests in Minneapolis are being used as a distraction from broader allegations of fraud in the state.

“Minneapolis, you know, with what’s happening with all the hoopla, is so people don’t talk about the fraud,” Trump said.

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“You think it’s a distraction?” asked Will Cain.

“I’ve said it from day one,” Trump replied. “It’s a distraction.”

Backlash explodes on nurse as tips to sabotage ICE draw police, hospital investigation

Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Health and the VCU Police are investigating after a nurse at the hospital made a series of videos about fighting back against federal law enforcement.

“We prioritize the health and safety of anyone who comes to us for care. We are aware of a series of videos that appear to have been posted by an individual confirmed to be an employee of our health system,” VCU told Fox News Digital in a statement. “The content of the videos is highly inappropriate and does not reflect the integrity or values of our health system.”

“VCU Police are assisting with this investigation,” the university continued. “Per policy, while the investigation is underway, the individual is on administrative leave and will not be in our facilities or interacting with patients.”

The nurse in question used a now-deleted TikTok account, Redheadredemption, and was quickly identified as an employee at VCU Health. Popular X account LibsOfTikTok posted a compilation of three of the nurse’s TikTok videos on X, sparking viral outrage.

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In one video, simply captioned with “#ice #resistance #sabotage,” the nurse instructed others to use a “sabotage tactic” against opponents.

“I thought of something good,” she said.

“Sabotage tactic, or at least scare tactic. All the medical providers, grab some syringes with needles on the end,” she said. “Have them full of saline or succinylcholine, you know, whatever. Whatever. That will probably be a deterrent. Be safe.”

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Succinylcholine is an anesthetic that causes rapid, short-acting muscle paralysis. The paralytic effect typically lasts for four to six minutes.

In another video where she is dressed in scrubs, she suggests using poison ivy to infect others.

“OK for today’s resistance tip, I vote — anybody got any poison ivy, poison oak in their yard? Get some of that, with gloves, obviously, and get it in some water. Like a gallon of water. And get the poison ivy oak water and I’m going to put it into a water gun. Aim for faces, hands.”

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That video was simply titled, “#resist.”

In a third video captioned “#staytoxic,” the nurse sends a message to single women, telling them to go on dates with ICE agents and spike their drinks.

“Single ladies, where these ICE guys are going, have a chance to do something, you know, not without risk, but could help the cause for sure,” she said. “Get on Tinder, get on Hinge, find these guys. They’re around. [If] they’re an ICE agent, bring some ex-lax and put it in their drinks. Get them sick. You know, nobody’s going to die. Just enough to incapacitate them and get them off the street for the next day. Highly, easily deniable.”

“I’m just saying, let’s get them where they eat,” she said. “Somebody’s not going to be supporting these guys. Where’s the hotel where they eat? Who makes that breakfast? Let’s find them.”

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Later in the video, she said, “Let’s make their lives f—— miserable,” and directed her followers to talk with anyone who knows where ICE agents are.

“Talk to the people who work at the places where they are,” she said.

Senate Republicans tee up key shutdown test vote as Democrats dig in on DHS funding

Senate Republicans are marching forward with a massive funding package to avert a partial government shutdown, despite Senate Democrats doubling down on their resistance to the Homeland Security funding bill.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., on Tuesday teed up a key test vote for the six-bill package for Thursday. The move allows Senate Republicans time to hash out a deal with Senate Democrats, who are demanding several restrictions on the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

Republicans are eager to find a middle ground that doesn’t involve modifying the current funding package, given that doing so would almost guarantee a government shutdown and jeopardize funding to several other federal agencies, including the Pentagon.

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But Democrats aren’t willing to budge, for now, until the DHS bill is stripped and sidelined.

Senate Appropriations Chair Susan Collins, R-Maine, said she spoke with DHS Secretary Kristi Noem on Monday, but wouldn’t reveal details of the conversation.

Collins, whose home state is also a target of Noem’s and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), noted that there were already bipartisan restrictions and reforms baked into the current DHS funding bill, like $20 million for body cams and numerous reporting requirements that, if not met, would halt money flowing to immigration operations.

But more could be done if needed.

“I think there might be a way to add some further reforms or procedural protections, but those discussions are ongoing and really involve [Thune],” Collins said.

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Senate Democrats’ rapid unity against the bill came on the heels of the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by a Border Patrol agent in Minneapolis over the weekend. Roughly two weeks before that, Renee Nicole Good was fatally shot by an ICE agent in her vehicle.

“I understand how this has changed the conversation, but I still think if there are things the Democrats want in the Homeland bill or addressed in the context of the situation, that they ought to make those clear and known and see to what degree the administration may be able to address them,” Thune said. “So I would prefer that there be a way that we keep the package together.”

But Senate Democrats appear ready to reject any executive action taken by the administration or President Donald Trump on the matter. 

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., argued on the Senate floor that the five other funding bills were got go, but that the “Senate must not pass the DHS budget as currently written.” 

“And it must be reworked to rein in and overhaul ICE to ensure the public’s safety,” Schumer said. “The fix should come from Congress. The public can’t trust the administration to do the right thing on its own.”

Even if Senate Democrats are successful in their gambit and halt the DHS funding bill, the agency is still flush with billions in taxpayer dollars following Republicans’ passage of President Donald Trump’s signature “big, beautiful bill” last year.

Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., said during a virtual press conference that given that reality, Democrats “have to try no matter what.”

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“Look, if [Noem] doesn’t need the money, then she doesn’t need the money, but we can still have some legitimate restrictions on how these people are conducting themselves,” Gallego said.

The other reality is that lawmakers are fast running out of time to concoct a solution by the Jan. 30 deadline.

Thursday’s vote, if successful, would tee up several hours of debate on the funding package in the Senate, eating away at valuable time and pushing final passage of the spending bills right to the midnight deadline.

The pressure created by the deadline and Democrats’ sudden reversal from just days before has Republicans scrambling.

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Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., who chairs the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Committee, is set to be a key figure in any deal that emerges, given that she helped bring an end to the previous shutdown last year.

She told reporters that a “government shutdown does not help anyone,” but noted that what the path forward will be “is yet to be determined.”

“We’re really going to have to put our heads together and figure out how we can make meaningful adjustments that would allow us to move these bills,” Britt said. “And so that’s what we are looking for.”

‘Pawn Stars’ boss ties the knot in Mexico while son nurses 11 broken ribs

Reality star Rick Harrison said “I do” once again Monday to wife Agripina “Angie” Polushkin at a family wedding in Mexico.

The happy couple tied the knot in Cancún while surrounded by friends and family as Rick’s son, Corey Harrison, recovered in the hospital following a motorcycle crash.

The son of the “Pawn Stars” host showed off his battle wounds with a carousel of images posted on social media Monday.

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“Pretty messed up but I’m good crash bars are awesome,” he wrote on Instagram, alluding to a motorcycle incident. “3 nights in the hospital 11breaks in my rib cage.”

Despite the injuries, Harrison apologized to his father for missing his nuptials to Angie.

“Sorry Pops looks like I’m missing your wedding,” he wrote online.

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The “Pawn Stars” boss visited his son in the hospital following the collision and told Fox News Digital that Corey “will be very uncomfortable for a couple months and will, obviously, not be attending the wedding.” 

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Rick added, “He is expected to fully recover.”

On Jan. 3, the reality TV personality and Angie, 42, tied the knot at the Little White Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas during a ceremony officiated by an Elvis Presley impersonator.

The couple is planning a larger celebration in Mexico this weekend. Earlier this month, Harrison told Fox News Digital why he felt it was the right time in his life to embark on a new marriage.

“Why not?” he said. “I’m 60 years old, and I’m in good health, you know what I mean?”

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“You know, I still got all those aches and pains for all the stupid stuff I did when I was young, like motorcycles.

“But no, I plan on living to — I tell Angie all the time that I promise I’ll take care of her when she gets old. I’m going like, ‘I asked [Elon Musk’s AI chatbot] Grok, they’re saying, like, with AI, I could live to like 150.'” 

Harrison was previously married four times. His first marriage was to Kim Harrison, whom he married in 1982. 

The former couple welcomed sons Corey and Adam before divorcing in 1985. Harrison went on to marry Tracy Harrison in 1986. The TV personality and Tracy, who share son Jake, divorced in 2011. In 2013, he wedded Deanna Burditt and became stepfather to her daughters Sarina, Ciana and Marissa, but they divorced in 2020. 

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Most recently, before his current marriage, he was married to Amanda Palmer from 2021 until their split in 2023.

SEE PIC: McDonald’s brings back iconic items from the 1980s

McDonald’s is bringing back its iconic Changeables Happy Meal toys, albeit revamped, for the first time in decades. 

The fast-food chain told FOX Business it’s bringing back its iconic toys so that a new generation can discover the fan favorite of the past.

Changeables are transforming toys that change from a McDonald’s food item into a robot-like or dinosaur-like character. The classic line of Happy Meal toys was first introduced by McDonald’s in the late 1980s and 1990s.

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On Tuesday, “the beloved toys that first stole fans’ hearts in the late ‘80s and early ’90s will return to restaurants for a limited time, giving kids and grownups alike the chance to get one of 16 Changeables that transform into classic McDonald’s icons,” McDonald’s USA told FOX Business in a statement. 

The company didn’t offer any further details. 

However, a McDonald’s senior marketing director announced in an X post that the newly launched Changeables are updated versions of both the robot and dinosaur designs from the original three Happy Meal programs released in 1987, 1989 and 1990. 

“Changeables were — by far — the most requested Happy Meal program on X, across social media platforms and through customer service,” Guillaume Huin said in a post on X. 

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The latest menu additions come shortly after McDonald’s rolled out a broader strategy that will combine nostalgia, technology and loyalty-focused initiatives as it adapts to shifting consumer habits. The fast-food giant has emphasized value, leadership and consistency as it looks to keep customers coming back amid ongoing economic pressure.

Last week, the company announced it was adding more items to its menu, this time to capitalize on the heightened demand for protein.

McDonald’s value strategy has helped intensify competition across the fast-food industry, with chains ramping up value offerings in response to McDonald’s renewed push to reignite traffic among cost-conscious consumers.

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In September, McDonald’s brought back its Extra Value Meals, offering customers eight meal bundles for breakfast, lunch and dinner, saving customers 15% more than if they bought items separately. 

Rivals quickly followed suit with discounts of their own, especially during the morning.

McDonald’s shares are higher in late afternoon trading and are up 2.7% year to date.

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Blue state exodus threatens Dem power as CA, NY projected to lose House seats

Blue states appear to be on the brink of a growth decline after a census analysis released Tuesday found that Democratic strongholds are likely to lose congressional seats to their Republican counterparts after 2030.

New York and California specifically are projected to lose a combined six seats, while Texas and Florida may gain eight, according to the 2025-based estimates forecast by Jonathan Cervas at Carnegie Mellon University and shared by Redistricting Network.

The new data most notably underscores a looming downfall for the Empire State, which has been steadily losing seats since the 1940s. 

“This is not good news for New York or California,” said Jeff Wice, director of the New York Elections, Census, and Redistricting Institute at New York Law School, according to the New York Post. 

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Other blue state delegations, including Illinois, Rhode Island and Oregon, are also projected to lose one to two seats, while red states such as Utah and Idaho are expected to make small gains, the analysis shows. 

If the 2030 apportionment predictions come true, the redistribution of Electoral College votes may make Democrats’ path more challenging.

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According to the analysis, New York’s congressional delegation is projected to drop to 24 seats, continuing its steady decline from 45 seats in the 1940s. California, which has the largest delegation of any state, could fall to 48 seats.

Texas is expected to surge from 38 to 42 House seats, Florida from 28 to 32, in a post-census redistribution. Since 2020, Texas gained roughly 2.5 million residents and Florida gained 2 million, ranking the two states among the fastest-growing in the country by numeric population. 

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Wice added that blue states could face further seat losses if President Donald Trump and the GOP are able to require citizenship questions in the census. While the U.S. Constitution requires all residents to be counted regardless of status, questions about legal status could discourage illegal immigrants from responding and affecting the population count. 

NFL world stunned as Bill Belichick misses first-ballot Hall of Fame selection

Bill Belichick, the six-time Super Bowl-winning head coach and two-time champion assistant, reportedly missed out on being a first-ballot Hall of Famer.

The finalized list of Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees will be released ahead of Super Bowl LX. Belichick was among the candidates in a separate group from the modern-era players category along with Ken Anderson, Roger Craig, L.C. Greenwood and Robert Kraft.

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ESPN first reported that Belichick would not be going into the Hall of Fame this time around. The outlet reported, citing sources, that Belichick was “puzzled” and “disappointed” with the decision and that he wondered what more he had to do as a head coach to get in immediately.

“Politics kept him out. He doesn’t believe this is a reflection on his accomplishments,” another source told ESPN.

Former NFL players and fans were just as bewildered as the unnamed sources who talked to the outlet.

“I can’t be reading this right,” former Houston Texans star J.J. Watt wrote on X. “This has to be some knock-off Hall of Fame or something, it can’t be the actual NFL Hall of Fame. There is not a single world whatsoever in which Bill Belichick should not be a First-Ballot Hall of Famer.”

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Pat McAfee added, “Bill Belichick is officially not a first ballot Pro Football Hall Of Famer. Bill Belichick … Bill Belichick could be in (the GOAT) conversations for Coach AND GM and he isn’t a first ballot Hall Of Famer in the PRO FOOTBALL Hall Of Fame.”

More also chimed in.

Belichick, who is currently the head coach of the North Carolina Tar Heels, was 302-165 in his career as a head coach between the Patriots and the Cleveland Browns. He won six titles with Tom Brady as the head coach of the Patriots before he mutually parted ways with the franchise after the 2023 season.

He served as a defensive assistant under Bill Parcells with the New York Giants from 1979-1991. The team won two Super Bowls in that time.

He had a controversial end with both the Browns and the New York Jets. The Browns moved to Baltimore and became the Ravens under the cover of darkness, essentially leaving the entirety of the franchise in the city. As he was set to take the Jets’ head coaching job, he pulled out at the last minute and decided to take the New England gig instead.

Belichick’s Patriots’ career wasn’t exactly sunshine and rainbows either. He was caught up in the Spygate and Deflategate scandals during his time. ESPN reported that the cheating scandals played a role in some voters’ decision on Belichick’s candidacy.

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Belichick’s coaching tree appeared to be as strong as ever. The Patriots will return to the Super Bowl with Mike Vrabel at the helm. Vrabel won three titles under Belichick. Josh McDaniels, another Belichick staff member, is also serving as the team’s offensive coordinator.

Sydney Sweeney shares steamy photos ahead of new lingerie line launch

Sydney Sweeney has officially turned up the heat by announcing the launch of her upcoming lingerie line, and the jaw-dropping photos say it all. 

On Tuesday, the 28-year-old actress took to social media to announce the Jan. 28 launch of Syrn (pronounced “sye-rin”) with sizzling new promotional photos.

“I was in the 6th grade with DDs. I hated the bra I had to wear,” Sweeney said in a statement via a press release obtained by Fox News Digital. “When I bought my first cute bra that actually fit, I wore it to pieces. Designing for different bodies is a huge part of Syrn.

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“I wanted to create a place where women can move between all the different versions of who we are,” she continued. “I love working on cars, I go waterskiing, I’ll dress up for the red carpet then go home to snuggle my dogs. I’m not one thing, no woman is.

“Lingerie is such a fun way to express yourself,” she added. “You get to feel feminine, and you get to feel powerful. You get to keep it all for yourself, if you want.”

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Syrn offers 44 sizes, ranging from 30B to 42DDD, with most styles under $100. The lingerie line is structured into four core personas that shape the style of the pieces: Comfy, Playful, Romantic and Seductress.

The Emmy-nominated actress has been working on a lingerie line that has received backing from Jeff Bezos and his wife, Lauren Sánchez Bezos, a source familiar with the matter told Us Weekly last year. 

“This has been a huge project for her and something she’s been working on for the last year,” the source said. 

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Her brand was also backed by Ben Schwerin, a partner at private equity firm Coatue. 

The private equity firm recently launched a fund focused on investing in high-growth public and private tech companies. The family offices of Bezos and PC company founder Michael Dell have committed to provide $1 billion of the initial capital for the fund, according to The Wall Street Journal. 

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A pitch deck viewed by the Journal indicated the fund aims to invest between 20% to 50% of its assets in private investments with the rest earmarked for public stocks. 

One day before announcing the line, the “Euphoria” actress appeared to climb the iconic Hollywood sign in the dead of night in an effort to share a message ahead of the upcoming launch.

In a video obtained by TMZ, Sweeney, wearing black cargo pants, a black hoodie and a black hat, hung a clothesline of bras over the sign all while being filmed. 

According to TMZ, Sweeney and her team received a permit from FilmLA to shoot near the Hollywood sign. However, they did not have permission to climb or touch the sign. 

In an email sent to TMZ, the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, which owns the intellectual property rights to use the image of the Hollywood sign, confirmed that Sweeney did not have clearance to go that far. 

“There was no permission granted to do this, as is required,” the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce told the outlet.

According to the outlet, Sweeney could be at risk of being charged with criminal trespassing and/or vandalism. 

Representatives for Sweeney did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.

The LAPD told Fox News Digital that there is currently no investigation. “No crime was committed,” the representative stated. 

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In a statement to Fox News Digital, Hollywood Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Steve Nissen, said, “The production involving Sydney Sweeney and the Hollywood Sign, as reported by TMZ, was not authorized by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce nor did we have prior knowledge of it. 

“The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce owns the intellectual property rights to the image of the Hollywood Sign so that anyone intending to use and/or access the Hollywood Sign for commercial purposes must obtain a license or permission from the Hollywood Chamber to do so. The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce did not grant a license or permission of any kind to the production involving Sydney Sweeney as reported by TMZ, nor did anyone seek a license or permission from the Chamber for that production.”

Sherrill warns Trump Gateway Tunnel funding halt could kill 100,000 jobs

Recently sworn-in New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill has called on President Donald Trump to immediately restore funding for the $16 billion Gateway Tunnel project, a major rail infrastructure effort under the Hudson River that will link New Jersey to New York City.

Sherrill, a Democrat, said that the president’s refusal to fund the Gateway Tunnel project is an “illegal attack on New Jersey” that also shows a “reckless disregard” for the state’s economy and the livelihoods of working families.

“If the president does not restore funding to this project, which I helped secure while serving in Congress, he will single-handedly kill nearly 100,000 jobs and $20 billion in economic activity,” Sherrill said in a statement.

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“New Jersey will fight tooth and nail for our hard-earned tax dollars and this essential project that will make commutes easier and improve quality of life for residents in the Garden State,” she added.

Sherrill said that New Jersey and New York make up the most powerful economic region in the world and called the Gateway Project the most urgent and consequential infrastructure project in the country.

The Trump administration, hours into a federal government shutdown in the fall, announced the freezing of billions of dollars in federal funding for the tunnel, as well as for the extension of New York City’s Second Avenue Subway.

Trump then terminated the funding, blaming Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., for being responsible for the shutdown. Trump noted that Schumer had spent years trying to get the project built.

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The project has been under construction for more than a year after it received pledges of about $12 billion from the federal government.

The Department of Transportation said funding would remain suspended pending a review of contracts for compliance with new rules governing women and minority-owned businesses, according to The New York Times.

About 1,000 union workers are currently still on the job at four sites in New York City and New Jersey, and it’s being kept alive temporarily by a line of credit, which is expected to run out Feb. 6, per the outlet.

A White House spokesperson pushed back on Sherrill’s comments, blaming Democrats for the impasse.

“It’s Chuck Schumer and Democrats who are standing in the way of a deal for the Gateway Tunnel Project by refusing to negotiate with the Trump administration,” White House spokesman Kush Desai told Fox News Digital in a statement. 

“There is nothing stopping Democrats from prioritizing the interests of Americans over illegal aliens and getting this project back on track,” Desai added.

The project is considered necessary because the existing Hudson River rail tunnels are 115 years old and were badly damaged by saltwater flooding during Hurricane Sandy in 2012. They carry about 70,000 New Jersey commuters daily and Amtrak has warned that failure of one tunnel could cut rail traffic into New York City by up to 75%.

Meanwhile, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., echoed Sherrill’s demands, calling the continued withholding of federal funds “inexcusable” and urging the administration to immediately release the money.

“These actions put union workers and families across New York and New Jersey at risk and threaten the most critical infrastructure project in the nation,” Gillibrand said.

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“New Yorkers will not be treated as political pawns in this administration’s twisted game of chess,” she added.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul also blasted the funding freeze, calling it “the latest collateral damage” of what she described as Trump’s vindictive effort to harm New Yorkers.

“Make no mistake, the Gateway Tunnel is vital to the economy of this state and the entire region, and I will fight like hell to ensure it gets built,” Hochul said.