The Trump administration is gearing up to eliminate substantial federal funding for California, with actions potentially beginning Friday, according to a report by CNN.

Federal agencies have received directives to identify grants that could be withheld from the state. The administration is particularly eyeing complete termination of federal grant money for the University of California and California State University systems.

“No taxpayer should be forced to fund the demise of our country,” White House spokesman Kush Desai stated Friday, taking aim at California’s energy and immigration policies while noting no final decisions have been made.

Gov. Gavin Newsom fired back on X, writing: “Californians pay the bills for the federal government. We pay over $80 BILLION more in taxes than we g

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