White House 'cancels' billions for energy projects in 16 blue states amid shutdown

The White House budget chief said he would cancel funding for green energy projects in 16 blue states in an apparent response to the government shutdown.

"Nearly $8 billion in Green New Scam funding to fuel the Left's climate agenda is being cancelled," Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought revealed in a Wednesday afternoon post on X.

The cuts were slated for Democratic-leaning states: California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Vermont, and Washington.

Earlier in the day, Vought announced he was freezing $18 billion in funds for infrastructure projects in New York City.