The Trump administration is pulling more federal funding from California's High-Speed Rail project.

On Tuesday, the Department of Transportation announced it was withdrawing roughly $175 million previously awarded by President Joe Biden to the California High-Speed Rail Authority.

The federal funds were earmarked for several projects along the high-speed rail route, including multiple grade separations to separate vehicle and train traffic where would intersect, as well as one of the project's planned stations in Madera.

In scathing comments released by the Department of Transportation, Secretary Sean Duffy referred to the project as a "boondoggle" and a waste of the nearly $14 billion already spent on the early design and construction elements.

"Joe Biden and [former DOT Secretary] Pe

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