Trump: California high-speed rail project ‘worst managed project that I think I’ve ever seen’
Feb. 4, 2025: 8:30 p.m.:
Trump: California high-speed rail project ‘worst managed project that I think I’ve ever seen’
It was originally a point of a bit of bragging that California would have the nation’s first high-speed rail system. The project was intended to connect San Francisco to the Los Angeles basin in less than three hours at speeds up to 200 miles per hour. Then it would extend out to Sacramento and San Diego, which would total 800 miles with as many as 24 stations, according to California High-Speed Rail Authority.
The only problem with this exciting endeavor is that, according to President Trump, “it’s the worst managed project that I think I’ve ever seen” because “its hundreds of billions of dollars over budget.”
President Trump wants to do an investigation into the project to find out why it’s so ridiculously over budget.
PRESIDENT TRUMP: “The train that’s being built between Los Angeles and San Francisco is the worst managed project that I think I’ve ever seen… Hundreds of billions of dollars over budget… We’re going to start an investigation of that.” pic.twitter.com/CPEgTdv16w
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) February 4, 2025