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Posted on 09/01/2026 6:18:05 PM PDT by Libloather
Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Tuesday complained President Donald Trump has failed to fulfill an 11-month-old promise to restore millions in federal funding to New York’s homeland security operations.
Trump said on Truth Social last year he had reversed cuts that took New York’s federal counterterrorism budget from $287 million down to $30 million, but Hochul said Tuesday New York was still $87 million short.
“Shame on you for withholding this money, not delivering it to me right now, 10 days before we honor those lives that were lost on 9/11,” Hochul said during a news conference at her Midtown office. “Let me translate that in real simple terms: Donald Trump is defunding the police.”
The money supports counterterrorism efforts including cybersecurity operations, K-9 teams, bomb squads and the National Guard, according to Terrence O’Leary, commissioner of the state Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services.
“Terror is an international issue. It is something where the threat can originate anywhere,” O’Leary said. “However, it is crystal clear that responders are here in New York.”
A spokesperson for FEMA said New York has not spent all of the federal money already allocated to New York for homeland security operations.
“Governor Hochul is manufacturing a funding crisis despite New York sitting on more than $300 million in UNSPENT federal homeland security funding,” the spokesperson said.
O’Leary even pointed to major events held in New York this summer, saying they were able to proceed safely.
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It’s only fair to point out that Niagara Falls IS in the state of New York...
How do you spend an aide? What does that even mean?
It was used for Muslim outreach and empowerment
Federal funding to New York's homeland security operations should be fully restored - as soon as Hochul and Mamdani revoke their Sanctuary policies.
QUESTION: Why aren't Sanctuary policies considered Obstruction of Justice and/or Harboring Fugitives?
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