Trump admin admits canceling clean energy grants based on 2024 election results

Published Jul 24, 08:13 PM UTC

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The Trump administration admitted in court filings that it terminated $7.5 billion in clean energy grants in October 2025 based solely on political criteria, targeting states that voted for Kamala Harris in the 2024 election. A Department of Energy lawyer confirmed that 284 terminated grants were located in states with Democratic-caucusing senators and that no programmatic, statutory, or performance-based factors were used. Similar grants in Republican-led states were left untouched. The admission came in a lawsuit filed by California researchers. The administration had previously denied political motivations, with Energy Secretary Chris Wright calling such accusations 'bullshit.' The article also notes that the administration has held up other federal funding, including FEMA disaster aid and childcare funding, for non-supporting states.

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The New RepublicWestern

Original headline: Trump Team Admits He’s Been Defunding States That Didn’t Vote for Him

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