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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Richard Luscombe

Trump revives push to cut federal funding for sanctuary cities and states

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Donald Trump speaks at the Detroit Economic Club on 13 January 2026 in Detroit. Photograph: Ryan Sun/AP

Donald Trump has revived his stalled push to cut federal funding for a number of Democratic-run states, announcing that any with a perceived “sanctuary city” status will not receive payments after 1 February.

The president made the statement during a freewheeling address at the Detroit Economic Club on Tuesday night, shortly after he gave the middle finger to a heckler at a Ford plant in the city.

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