Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) on Monday alleged that President Donald Trump’s Department of Homeland Security cut $187 million from New York’s counterterrorism funds with no explanation.

The cut represents 87% of New York’s counterterrorism funding, much of it coming at the cost of the New York City Police Department and New York City Fire Department. Hochul said that when pressed for an explanation, DHS staff indicated that a formula was used to slash the funds, and quoted the response in saying, “the Secretary exercised no discretion.”

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