Sometimes a court ruling stops something before it really gets going, and that's exactly what happened over the weekend with what former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg calls "America's biggest critical infrastructure project."

Court Steps In to Block Shutdown

On Saturday, Buttigieg took to X to announce that a federal court blocked President Donald Trump's effort to shut down the massive infrastructure initiative. His take? The administration was trying to renege on binding legal commitments the federal government made during his time running the Transportation Department.

"A federal court has blocked Trump's shutdown of America's biggest critical infrastructure project—which makes sense, since he's violating legal commitments the federal government made in good faith on my watch," Buttigieg wrote.

The former secretary, who served under President Joe Biden, explained that these weren't casual promises but actual binding agreements to move the project forward. Trump's attempt to halt everything, he suggested, flew in the face of those obligations.

While Buttigieg welcomed the court's intervention, he made it clear this fight isn't over. "But we will have to keep defending this vital project, and the thousands of workers who will deliver it, from the President's nakedly political games," he said.

The Naming Rights Controversy

Several Democratic lawmakers piled on with their own criticisms, accusing Trump of blocking billions in infrastructure funding to push for projects—including Penn Station, Dulles Airport, and the Gateway Project—to be named after him.

On Friday, Sen. Bernie Sanders called the move corrupt, egomaniacal, and twisted, urging Republicans to stand up to Trump. Rep. Jamie Raskin said Trump has no authority to withhold congressional funds and suggested he needs help for his "megalomania."

Sen. Cory Booker warned that illegally withholding Gateway Project funding threatens union jobs, the economy, and the safety and livelihoods of hundreds of thousands of New Jersey residents who depend on the infrastructure daily.