The Trump administration has pulled approval for New York's controversial congestion pricing program, putting its future in jeopardy as President Trump seeks to deliver on a campaign promise to kill the toll.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy today called the tolling plan that charges most drivers $9 for entering Manhattan below 60th Street and, quote, slap in the face to working class Americans and small business owners, arguing the approval of the plan violated what's known as the federal value Pricing pilot program because, he says, a toll rate was set in order to raise about $1 billion annually for transit.

In a statement, MTA CEO Janel Lieber called the administration's argument baseless.

He and Governor Hochul today said the MTA has filed papers in federal court to keep the program going.

The toll went into effect on January 5th, and the MTA says it was already cutting down on travel times and car volume in Manhattan's central business district.

They also noted foot traffic to local businesses had increased.

Environmental groups and transit advocates called the attempt to end the plan harmful and shortsighted.

But critics of the toll applauded the move today.

Governor Murphy, who sued to block the pricing plan, sent a letter to Trump on inauguration Day asking him to stop the toll.

And today, think Trump and Duffy for their efforts to halt the plan.