Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy just delivered a powerful message to three rogue states. California, Washington, and New Mexico have been ignoring federal safety rules that require truck drivers to speak English. These liberal states think they can pick and choose which laws to follow.
Secretary Duffy gave these states 30 days to start enforcing English requirements for truckers or lose their federal highway funding. This comes after a deadly crash in Florida where three innocent Americans died. The truck driver in that crash could not even speak English.
From June through August, California reported zero violations for drivers who cannot speak English. The California Highway Patrol openly admitted they refuse to follow this basic safety rule. This is what happens when woke politics matter more than American lives.
How can a truck driver understand road signs if they cannot read English? How can they talk to police officers during traffic stops? These massive 40-ton vehicles become death traps when driven by people who cannot communicate.
Liberal states have turned our trucking industry into a lawless mess. They care more about protecting illegal immigrants than keeping American families safe on the roads. This madness has to stop now.
Secretary Duffy is doing exactly what President Trump promised. He is holding these sanctuary states accountable for their dangerous policies. No more free passes for states that put politics before public safety.
The families who lost loved ones in Florida deserved better. Their deaths could have been prevented if states had simply followed the law. Instead, liberal politicians chose to virtue signal while Americans paid with their lives.
This is about basic common sense and American safety. Every commercial driver on our roads should be able to communicate in English. Secretary Duffy is standing up for hardworking Americans who just want to get home safely to their families.