Donald Trump railed against the state of California today, calling it “the disastrous results of overregulation” in a speech that lasted almost an hour and included a slew of tangents on trade, the economy and 2020
President Donald Trump on Friday tore into the state of California, calling it the “disastrous results of overregulation” in a speech that lasted almost an hour and included a slew of tangents on trade, the economy and the 2020 election.
The high-speed rail project is one of Trump’s favorite lamentations, the subject of a number of his tweets since Newsom announced earlier this year that the full route — which would have connected San Francisco to Los Angeles — would not be constructed due to climbing costs and logistical challenges. On Friday, Trump reiterated his criticism of the revised project, which the president said links one “tiny little town to another tiny little town for billions of dollars.
By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or alerts from POLITICO. You can unsubscribe at any time. Trump also claimed improper “forest management” was the reason the blazes broke out in California in the fall — not, he added, because of climate change like Newsom has said.
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