PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee joined 12 News at 4 Wednesday to discuss the negative implications of the Trump administration's offshore wind funding cuts, as well as actions regarding vaccines.

Earlier Wednesday, McKee wrote a letter to the U.S. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum, about President Donald Trump's recent stop-work order for the major offshore wind project Revolution Wind.

McKee said he spoke with Burgum on the phone and provided a timeline, reiterating that the wind farm is 80% complete. He mentioned at the end of the letter, a request for a face-to-face meeting with Trump but has yet to receive a response.

Last week, the federal government also pulled more than $11 million in funding for upgrades to the Port of Davisville, which McKee said w

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