In the 36 days congestion pricing has been in effect, there’s been something looming over the nation’s first congestion toll: President Donald Trump. Over the weekend, the president reportedly gave exclusive comments to the New York Post in which he referenced recent conversations with New York Gov.

In an interview with The New York Post, President Trump said that congestion pricing hurt New York City but indicated that he was still talking with Gov. Kathy Hochul.

In an interview with the New York Post, the president indicated his intentions to “kill” the program but provided few details on his plans.

It’s the first time since Trump took office that he has publicly acknowledged that he is considering repealing New York’s congestion pricing program, which took effect January 5. Newsday has previously reported that Hochul and Trump have discussed the future of the program and that Trump was considering stopping it.

President Trump is said to be moving closer to pulling the plug on congestion pricing​, but is still in ongoing talks with Gov. Kathy Hochul.

New York's leaders can't take Donald Trump's threats to congestion pricing, and the constitutional order, lying down — but they might anyway.

Overall ridership was up 13% in January, less than in December, suggesting that any congestion-pricing related gains may be limited to a few key stations.