Dear Gavin, Your High-Speed Rail Debacle Deserves a Swift Resignation Alone

Well, well, if it isn’t Gavin Newsom, the man who turned a $4 billion federal grant into a political piñata, finally waving the white flag on his lawsuit against Trump.

With California dropping its legal fight on December 23, 2025, after 17 years and $15 billion spent with no track to show, it’s clear the high-speed rail dream is as dead as Newsom’s credibility.

The Trump administration’s decision to yank the funds in July, citing a “no viable plan,” must sting—especially since the project’s cost ballooned from $33 billion to $128 billion, a financial black hole even Newsom can’t spin.

Now, with the state pivoting to cap-and-trade cash and private investors, one wonders if Newsom’s next move will be selling tickets to a ghost train—or just ghosting his office entirely.

Amid this mess, whispers of corruption linger, with some X users darkly joking about where that $4 billion might have ended up—Pelosi’s wine cellar, perhaps?

So, Gavin, take your “worthless trash” crew and resign—because nothing says “public servant” like leaving taxpayers with a 171-mile Central Valley boondoggle and a $100 billion IOU, you herb.