From Fox News: The Trump administration plans to withhold $40 million from California over its refusal to enforce English language requirements for truckers, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Wednesday.
The move came weeks after an investigation found that an illegal immigrant truck driver, Harjinder Singh, killed three people after making an illegal U-turn on a Florida road in August. California had issued the driver a commercial license, but these English rules predate the crash.
Duffy cited failures by California to enforce English proficiency rules following one of President Donald Trump’s executive orders.
“California is the only state in the nation that refuses to ensure big rig drivers can read our road signs and communicate with law enforcement. This is a fundamental safety issue that impacts you and your family on America’s roads,” Duffy said.
In a post on X Wednesday, Duffy announced, “I’m withholding 40 MILLION DOLLARS in funding for California because they can’t get their priorities straight. The Golden State thinks it’s OK to ignore @USDOT English language requirements for truckers. You can play all the games you want, but not at the expense of American lives.”
The post included photos of multiple illegal alien truck drivers who have been arrested.
🚨💸I’m withholding 40 MILLION DOLLARS in funding for California because they can’t get their priorities straight.
The Golden State thinks it’s OK to ignore @USDOT English language requirements for truckers.
You can play all the games you want, but not at the expense of… pic.twitter.com/0fl8gfURXB
— Secretary Sean Duffy (@SecDuffy) October 15, 2025
California is the ONLY STATE that has REFUSED to enforce English language mandates.
Just another example of how @CAgovernor is putting ILLEGALS FIRST! pic.twitter.com/t2v38jorq0
— Secretary Sean Duffy (@SecDuffy) October 15, 2025
.@USDOT took THOUSANDS of commercial drivers out of service for not speaking English.
Now we are withholding $40 MILLION from California for their refusal to do the same. TIME’S UP @CAgovernor! ⏰ pic.twitter.com/qziHqKbaXm
— Secretary Sean Duffy (@SecDuffy) October 16, 2025
Trump administration withholds $40M from California over trucker English proficiency rules https://t.co/AsDvTjT6JW
— Fox News (@FoxNews) October 16, 2025
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