Trump administration terminates approval of New York City congestion pricing

President Donald Trump declared himself "king" on Wednesday as he celebrated his administration's bid to end federal approval of New York’s “congestion pricing” — an auto toll instituted last month to raise money for the region’s aging mass transit system.

In a letter to New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said that the federal government has jurisdiction over highways leading to Manhattan and that the additional tolls posed an unfair burden for motorists outside the city.

Trump celebrated the potential end to congestion pricing and appeared to liken himself to royalty.

"CONGESTION PRICING IS DEAD. Manhattan, and all of New York, is SAVED. LONG LIVE THE KING!" he wrote on social media.

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