New York Gov. Kathy Hochul angered millions of New York City residents after a controversial toll was announced last year that would mean drivers would be squeezed for $15 to drive into lower Manhattan.

Now, New York Republicans are begging President-elect Donald Trump to squash the toll completely in the wake of his resounding victory over Vice President Kamala Harris, the New York Post reported. 

Hochul had temporarily paused the toll after extreme backlash from those who would have been affected by it, but said she's considering bringing it back after the election, albeit with a slightly lower fee of $9.

Whether $9 or $15, New Yorkers are clearly not happy with the idea of being taxed to drive into an American city, and they want Trump to intervene on the matter.

What's going on?

Rep. Mike Lawler, a Republican New York lawmaker, sent a letter to President-elect Trump asking that he intervene on the issue. The letter was co-signed by Reps. Nicole Malliotakis and Andrew Garbarino.

"We request your commitment to ending this absurd congestion pricing cash grab once and for all," the lawmakers wrote.

Many believe the only reason Hochul paused the new toll in the first place was to avoid Democratic candidates from experiencing potential voter backlash prior to the 2024 election.

The Post noted:

Opponents long suspected that Hochul temporarily suspended the program to avoid a backlash against Democratic candidates during last week’s elections, and would resinstitute it post-election to help fund mass transit with the stated goal of curbing traffic and pollution.

Republicans in the state call the new toll extreme "overreach," and described it as "congestion pricing."

"Congestion pricing, the latest in a long string of tyrannical taxes, has been pressed forward through consistent opposition about the burden on New York families and workers, the timing of the effort, areas lacking adequate transit, the fiscal responsibility of the move, the negative impact that congestion pricing will have on residents of some of the lowest-income neighborhoods in New York City, and more," the lawmakers' letter read.

"Cash grab"

Opponents of the new toll said now that Hochul doesn't have as much political liability, she's ready to pursue the "cash grab" scheme.

"Governor Hochul recently announced that she would pursue an almost immediate implementation of the congestion pricing cash grab, despite cynically `pausing’ it earlier this year in an effort to win back the House," the letter continued.

It added, "Now that her efforts have failed, she is planning to fast track this cash grab which will only serve to throw fuel on the fire of the driving force of this effort: the horrific mismanagement of the MTA’s massive, bloated budget by the MTA and Hochul.”

Only time will tell if Trump nixes the bill.