White House cancels nearly $8B in clean energy projects in blue states Politics Oct 2, 2025 2:23 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is cancelling $7.6 billion in grants that supported hundreds of clean energy projects in 16 states, all of which voted for Democrat Kamala Harris in last year’s presidential election.

The cuts were announced in a social media post late Wednesday by Russell Vought, the White House budget director: “Nearly $8 billion in Green New Scam funding to fuel the Left’s climate agenda is being cancelled.”

Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Russell Vought speaks in the Oval Office at the White House on June 10, 2025. Photo by Nathan Howard/ Reuters

The move comes as President Donald Trump threatens cuts and firings in his fight with

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