US EditionTrump: Biden high-speed internet program ‘racist,’ ‘unconstitutional’
- President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social in 2025 that he is ending the Digital Equity Act broadband grant program immediately.
- The Digital Equity Act, authored by Sen. Patty Murray and signed by Biden in 2021, was part of a $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill to improve internet equity.
- This act provides $2.75 billion in grants to states and territories, supporting internet access for rural areas, veterans, older adults, people with disabilities, and minorities.
- Trump called the act "racist" and "totally unconstitutional," claiming it distributes "$2.5 billion WOKE handouts based on race," and coordinated with Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick on this decision.
- Ending the grants risks legal challenges, threatens ongoing programs in red and rural states, and could deepen digital divides affecting veterans and elderly populations.
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Democrats Melt Down as Trump Nukes Biden’s Radical ‘Digital Equity Act’
President Donald Trump has provoked outrage among Democrats by announcing that he's shutting down the far-left "Digital Equity Act." The post Democrats Melt Down as Trump Nukes Biden’s Radical ‘Digital Equity Act’ appeared first on Slay News.
Trump Kills Biden ‘Internet For All’ Program: ‘No More Woke Handouts’
President Donald Trump has officially shut down a major Biden-era program that aimed to expand internet access across the country, calling it a “woke handout” and “illegal.” In a Truth Social post Thursday, Trump announced he’s terminating the Digital Equity Act, a $2.75 billion initiative passed under then-President Joe Biden as part of the 2021 infrastructure bill. The program was designed to bring high-speed internet and digital tools to unde…
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