A Democratic candidate for the New Jersey legislature has proposed seizing the Trump National Golf Club at Bedminster by eminent domain as a response to the administration’s freezing of $18 billion earmarked for an infrastructure project.
InsideNJ.com reports the White House is blocking the distribution of funds approved for the Gateway Tunnel project that would create a new two-track rail tunnel under the Hudson River that would connect New Jersey with Manhattan. Russ Vought, director of the Office of Management and Budget, said the funds were “put on hold” to ensure they were not allocated “based on unconstitutional principles” – a reference to the diversity, equity and inclusion policies that the administration opposes.
In response to this action, Democratic nominee for New Jersey General Assembly Katie Brennan issued a statement calling on the state to hit back at the president’s actions.
“Yes, New Jersey should sue the Trump administration, but we have to do more,” Brennan proposed. “We should be withholding federal taxes, dollar for dollar, to backfill funding that’s illegally cut. The state should also eminent domain Trump’s golf course in Bedminster and build some affordable housing there instead. If the federal government won’t stand up for New Jersey, Trenton should.”
The White House did not respond to Brennan’s comments.
Photo: President Trump golfing in 2019 with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
