Before the official White House twitter page anointed Trump as “King,” he was just a POTUS interfering with New York City’s day to day business by reportedly putting an end to the much-debated congestion pricing program, leaving Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) officials reeling.

The MTA quickly filed a lawsuit when the Trump administration rescinded federal approval for the congestion pricing toll program

Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) has adopted a more aggressive persona in response to the Trump administration’s move to end New York City’s congestion pricing, to mixed reception. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy informed Hochul in a Wednesday letter that the federal government was terminating approval of the controversial policy.