Headline: UNCAPTIONED: Trump Allegedly Sought Airport and Station Renaming in Exchange for Tunnel Funding
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Trump Allegedly Sought Airport and Station Renaming in Exchange for Tunnel Funding. The Trump administration reportedly tied federal funding for a major rail tunnel project between New York and New Jersey to a naming request. According to sources familiar with the talks, officials told Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer that President Trump would release the delayed Gateway project funds if Washington Dulles International Airport and New York’s Penn Station were renamed in his honor - According to Politico. The $16 billion tunnel project has been on hold since October. The administration says the pause is linked to a contract review involving diversity and equity rules, though officials have given mixed public signals about the project’s status. Schumer rejected the proposal, with aides saying the funding should not be conditional. The White House has not commented. A judge is expected to review an emergency funding request this week.
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