President Donald Trump said on May 8 that he would end the Digital Equity Act as part of his administration’s cost-cutting efforts, noting that the funding provided under the Biden-era law was illegal.
Trump said he discussed with Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, and they agreed that the law, which former President Joe Biden signed in 2021 to close the digital gaps by funding projects aimed at enhancing broadband access and increasing digital literacy, was unconstitutional.
