Trump Reverses $187 Million in Counterterrorism Cuts After New York Outcry

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00:00Trump reverses $187 million in counterterrorism cuts after New York outcry.

00:06President Donald Trump announced Friday he has personally reversed $187 million in funding,

00:13cuts his administration made to New York's law enforcement and counterterrorism operations

00:17after bipartisan backlash from state leaders.

00:20I am pleased to advise that I reverse the cuts made to homeland security and counterterrorism

00:26for New York City and state.

00:27It was my honor to do so, Trump wrote.

00:30Democratic Governor Kathy Hochul said the reductions represented 86% of New York's homeland security funding,

00:36affecting the NYPD, FDNY, state police, and other agencies.

00:42The changes would have cut NYPD counterterrorism funding from $90 million to just $10 million,

00:48which Commissioner Jessica Tisch on Wednesday called a devastating blow.

00:53Kathy Hochul credited pushback from state officials for Trump's reversal.

00:57I'm glad President Trump heard our call and reversed course,

01:01ensuring our state has the resources necessary to support law enforcement and keep our families safe.

01:06Representative Nicole Malliotakis, New York City's only Republican,

01:10told Trump the cuts were a terrible idea, emphasizing New York as a top terror target.

01:15Mike Lawler called the cuts a direct threat to New Yorkers' safety.

01:19FEMA cited new rules to prevent funds from being used for housing illegal immigrants in luxury hotels,

01:25climate projects, or radical groups.

01:28Notices arrived two months late, with funding allocations announced just days before the fiscal year ended on September 30.

01:35New York saw a 79% cut, Illinois 69%, while some territories received double their expected share.

01:43States now have one year to spend the grants instead of three,

01:46and some funds rely on population counts, excluding those removed under immigration laws.

01:51On Monday, 11 states and Washington, D.C. sued the administration.

01:55A federal judge in Rhode Island issued a temporary restraining order Tuesday,

02:00requiring the Trump administration to release the full grants.