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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Gustaf Kilander

Trump rips program to bring high-speed internet to rural areas as ‘racist’ and ‘totally unconstitutional’

President Donald Trump lashed out on Thursday against legislation signed by former President Joe Biden aimed at increasing access to high-speed internet, arguing that it was “racist” and “unconstitutional.”

“I have spoken with my wonderful Secretary of Commerce, Howard Lutnick, and we agree that the Biden/Harris so-called ‘Digital Equity Act’ is totally UNCONSTITUTIONAL,” Trump wrote on Truth Social on Thursday afternoon.

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