A month into Donald Trump’s second term, Sean #Duffy, the newly appointed secretary of DOT issued a memo declaring that “DOT-supported or assisted state contracts shall #prioritize projects and goals … that give preference to communities with marriage and #birthrates higher than the national average.” This move by Duffy—who happens to be a #fatherofseven tying federal #transportation spending to birth and marriage rates was characterized as “disturbingly dystopian”.
https://msmagazine.com/2025/04/15/pro-natalism-women-babies-birth-rates-trump-musk-vance-kids/