Director of the Office of Management and Budget Russell Vought announced Friday that the administration will freeze infrastructure funds to Chicago and New York. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo
Oct. 3 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump is reversing cuts to counterterrorism funding to New York, though he is still freezing transportation infrastructure funding for Chicago and New York.
"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," Trump said in a Truth Social post 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. He exploded in anger, ordering them to be reversed, CNN reported that a person familiar with what happened said.
The funding boosts intelligence operations, transit hub security, emergency preparedness and equipment purchases for local law enforcement agencies.
