Members of the NYPD counter terrorism unit, pictured in Manhattan on October 13, 2023. Barry Williams for NY Daily News/Getty Images/File

The Trump administration is reversing cuts to counterterrorism funding for New York after the president intervened, a person familiar with what happened told CNN.

“I am pleased to advise that I reversed the cuts made to Homeland Security and Counterterrorism for New York City and State. It was my Honor to do so,” President Donald Trump said in a Truth Social post on Friday.

Trump was only informed about the counterterrorism cuts to New York, which have been met with strong pushback from state leaders, in recent days and exploded in anger, ordering them to be reversed, the person said.

“While FEMA’s initial allocation fully met program requirements,

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