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The plan of the American president, Donald Trumpfor reconfiguring his country continues. Now, the president wants to rename Washington’s Dulles Airport and New York’s Penn Station after him.
And it threatens retaliation if it does not succeed: if the terminals do not adopt the name “Donald J. Trump“, will not unlock the federal funds needed for the rail project Gateway in New York.
The proposal was transferred by Administration officials to the Democratic leader in the Senate, Chuck Schumerwithin the framework of talks to reactivate some 16 billion dollars allocated to the railway tunnel under the Hudson River between New York and New Jersey.
This has been revealed by several local American media, citing various sources. All of them requested anonymity.
Schumer rejected the idea of renaming the airport after Trump Washington-Dulles and the Penn Station from New York, according to sources familiar with the matter cited by the media Politicoconsidering that the president could restore the financing of the project at any time if he wanted.
The White House has not commented on the published information so far.
The states of New York and New Jersey sued the Government on Tuesday to force the immediate restoration of the paralyzed resources that affect this railway project.
Last October, the Department of Transportation frozen $18 billion in funds affecting the project Gateway and other infrastructure plans by considering them subject to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies of Democratic governments.
Since its return to power in January 2025, the Trump Administration has declared war on DEI programs.
The prosecutors’ offices of New York and New Jersey filed the lawsuit on Tuesday night in a New York court and asked a judge for an order preventing the Department of Transportation from keeping the funds frozen, with the main authorities of the two states warning of the loss of jobs and the amount of costs they face.
The Gateway, considered key to the northeast rail corridor, provides for a new tunnel and the modernization of existing infrastructure under the Hudson River. According to the media, the stoppage of the project could leave approximately 1,000 workers without jobs.
Penn Station is one of the most famous stations in New York. It was inaugurated in 1910 and is located next to the legendary Madison Square Gardencourt where the New York Knicks and the Rangers play their home games.
For its part, Washington Dulles is the airport with more passenger traffic of the American capital.