President Donald Trump called a 'king' on Wednesday after his administration had stopped the congestion -prize system of New York City.
'Congest prices are dead. Manhattan, and all of New York, has been saved. Long live the king! 'Trump, a resident of New York City, posted on the truth social.
Deputy Staff Chef Taylor Budowich of the White House went one step further and shared the message with what an AI statue seemed to be Trump that occurred as a king.
And then the official @Whitehouse account held in, with a fake magazine cover replaced that time for Trump and the president grinned and wore a crown.
Trump had sworn to enter into the program, which charges a toll of $ 9 on most vehicles that enter the neighborhoods of Manhattan to the south of Central Park when he returned to the office.
On Wednesday, his transport secretary Sean Duffy made the move and announced that the federal government had withdrawn its approval of the program.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, a Democrat, quickly clapped back and said that the southern district of New York was planning to sue.
“We'll see you in court,” Hochul promised.
President Donald Trump labeled himself a “king!” On Wednesday after his administration had stopped the congestion -prize system of New York City
White House Deputy Staff Chef Taylor Budowich went one step further and shared the message with what an AI image seemed to be Trump that occurred as a king
Trump, whose namesake Trump Tower Penthouse and other properties are within the congestonone, had sworn to kill the plan as soon as he took on.
He rather characterized it as a huge, regressive load and said, “It will be virtually impossible for New York City to come back as long as the congestion tax is in force.”
Similar tolls programs that are intended to get people to public transport by making a ban on cost prohibition, have long existed in other global cities, including London, Stockholm, Milan and Singapore, but the system had never been tried before in the US
The head of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority of the State, which runs the metro and other public transport of the city, has brought a lawsuit that was aimed at the life of the congestion -price program, according to MTA chairman and CEO Janno Lieber.
“It is mystify that after four years and 4,000 pages of Federal through the environmental evaluation of the federal supervision – and barely three months after the final approval of the congestion help program – USDOT would try to reverse the course,” Lieber said.
New York was planning to use the income from Tol to issue bonds that would finance billions of dollars in improvements and repairs for the cracking and cash-strapped transits system of the city, which carries around 4 million riders every day.
The toll system is divided.
Proponents of transit and environmental activists have announced it as an innovative step to reduce air pollution through the exhaust of vehicles, to make streets safer for pedestrians and motorcyclists, while the traffic accelerates for vehicles that really need to be on the road, such as delivery cars, police cars and other first respondents .
But the high tolls are hated by many New Yorkers who own cars, especially those who live in the suburbs or parts of the city that are not well served by the metro system.
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, a Democrat, had fought against the toll and court and written a letter written Trump on the inauguration day that begged him to kill the program.
Hochul also had doubts.
But on Wednesday she promised to fight for the program.
“Since this first-in-the-nation program came into effect last month, the congestion has fallen dramatically and commuters have been working faster than ever,” she said in a statement.
“Broadway shows are sold out and foot traffic to local companies is nailing,” the governor continued. “School buses bring children to school on time, and yellow cabin trips have increased by 10 percent.”
“Transit Ridership is over, drivers have a better experience and support for this program is growing every day,” she added.
She then turned to the Royal Claim of Trump.
“We are a nation of laws, not ruled by a king,” said Hochul. “The MTA has started a procedure in the Southern District of New York to maintain this critical program.”
