Trump sought to link California’s high-speed rail project to his plan for the wall. WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump took to Twitter on Tuesday to criticize California’s lead role in a multistate lawsuit challenging his emergency declaration to pay for a U.S.-Mexico border wall. That’s about 13 times more than the $5.7 billion Trump sought unsuccessfully from Congress to build the wall. Last week, California Gov. Gavin Newsom said the rail project “as currently planned, would cost too much and take too long.” He said the state would focus on completing a shorter segment in the state’s Central Valley while seeking new funding sources for the longer route.

Source: thestar February 19, 2019 13:36 UTC