Amid Tina Peters fight, Trump is withholding funding from parts of Colorado that overwhelmingly voted for him
The Colorado Sun••general
Key Points:
- President Donald Trump has vetoed a bill funding a clean water pipeline in southeastern Colorado and denied disaster relief funding for wildfire and flood recovery in parts of the state, actions linked to Colorado's refusal to release Tina Peters, a former clerk imprisoned for election system breaches.
- Trump has publicly condemned Colorado Governor Jared Polis and the prosecutor involved in Peters' case, despite having pardoned Peters federally, which does not affect her state conviction.
- The vetoed Arkansas Valley Conduit Act, aimed at completing a vital water pipeline serving predominantly poor communities that largely supported Trump in 2024, faced criticism from Colorado Republicans including Rep. Lauren Boebert, who condemned the veto as harming Trump’s own voter base.
- Trump’s administration cited fiscal responsibility for denying
