Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Zohran Mamdani called on President Trump to free up $87 million in federal funds to pay for bomb squads and other counterterrorism measures in New York.
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Trump withholds New York counterterror funds as Hochul accuses him of betraying 9/11 victims
I found the page where they talk about New York's counterterrorism funding—right here, the governor says the President's withholding threatens safety and betrays 9/11 victims. Then, on another page, the President's team says it's a matter of budget priorities. The word that keeps coming up is 'betrayal.' It's written in the ledger and spoken in the press conference. I tried a household demonstration: if you take the money that was promised for the lock on the front door and spend it somewhere else, the lock stays broken. The governor's accusation lands on the families, not just the line item. Excuse me, before you go—how does betrayal become a budget number and still end up meaning the same thing when the families read the notice?
“They cut the money for New York's counterterror efforts and call it a budget move, but the governor says it's betrayal of 9/11 families. The math is simple: the funds disappear, the risks stay, and the families lose twice.”
“Federal funds have to be allocated based on national priorities, and sometimes that means tough choices. The accusation of betrayal is political, not practical. Did I say 'disappear'? I mean, 'temporarily redirected.' The priorities are clear, even if the optics are challenging.”
The receipts
Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Zohran Mamdani said the Trump administration hasn’t given the state $87 million in promised federal funding.
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