The Trump administration has acknowledged in court documents that it terminated billions of dollars in grants for clean energy projects based solely on the political identity of the grant recipient's state.
According to the documents, nearly $8 billion in funding was canceled, affecting hundreds of projects in 16 states that voted for Democrat Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election. Federal officials stated that the decision to halt the funding was based solely on whether the states backed President Trump in the election.
This admission contradicts previous claims made by the administration, which had asserted that the funding cuts were intended to stop wasteful spending and were not influenced by politics.