U.S. Rep. Greg Steube, R-Sarasota, files bill to cut $150 million in federal funding from D.C. Metro unless it renames rail the "Trump Train"

Sarasota Republican Congressman Greg Steube filed a bill that would cut $150 million in annual funding from the Washington, D.C. Metro system unless it renames itself to honor President Donald Trump.

Washington’s Metro is the county’s most frequented public transportation system outside of New York City, according to the American Public Transportation Association. Steube’s “Make Autorail Great Again Act” would cut its federal funding until it changes its name from the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) to the “Washington Metropolitan Authority for Greater Access” (WMAGA) and rename their rail system the “Trump Train.”

“In the spirit of DOGE, this bill demands accountability by conditioning federal funding on reforms that signal a cultural shift away from bureaucratic stagnation toward public-facing excellence and patriotism,” Steube said in a press release, referring to the Department of Government Efficiency Trump launched initially under the leadership of Elon Musk.