While running for governor in May 2017, Jack Ciattarelli called the Gateway Tunnel “a project that should be in Trump’s infrastructure package,” describing it as a crucial investment to ease congestion between New Jersey and New York. During his 2017 town hall, Ciattarelli even called the lack of federal funding by Trump for the project, "getting the short end of the stick."

But in an October 3 interview on Connecting America , Ciattarelli struck a completely different tone, defending Trump’s decision to freeze $16 billion in Gateway Project funding over alleged “DEI” concerns. “The shovels have not stopped moving just because of what’s going on in Washington,” he said, calling the hold “part of a negotiation.”

When pressed on whether he supported Trump’s move, Ciattarelli framed the f

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