Breitbart Editor-in-Chief Alex Marlow took aim at Los Angeles infrastructure spending during a recent episode of his radio program, singling out the long-delayed automated people mover at Los Angeles International Airport as the latest example of what he called a taxpayer-funded boondoggle.
On “The Alex Marlow Show,” the host framed the project as emblematic of a broader pattern of government mismanagement and waste. “We can’t build 2 miles of monorail at LAX, but Disneyland, you build the whole park and a monorail in a year,” Marlow said, drawing a contrast between public-sector timelines and private-sector execution.
The segment, highlighted by Breitbart, reflects a familiar line of criticism from the outlet, which has frequently targeted California’s infrastructure projects and their cost overruns. The LAX people mover, formally known as the Automated People Mover, has been under construction for years and has faced repeated delays, cost increases, and technical setbacks. Marlow’s remarks suggest the project is not merely behind schedule but emblematic of a deeper failure in how public dollars are spent in Los Angeles.
Marlow’s comparison to Disneyland is a rhetorical flourish rather than a literal construction analysis. Disneyland’s monorail, which opened in 1959, was built as part of the original park and has been expanded over decades. The LAX project, by contrast, is a 2.25-mile elevated train system designed to connect the airport’s terminals to a consolidated rental car facility and a Metro station. It is intended to reduce traffic congestion in and around the airport, but its repeated delays have made it a political liability for local officials.
The criticism from Marlow arrives amid heightened scrutiny of major public works projects across the country, particularly in California, where high-speed rail and other large-scale transit initiatives have faced similar complaints about ballooning budgets and missed deadlines. For critics, the LAX people mover is the latest data point in a narrative of bureaucratic incompetence.
Breitbart has long positioned itself as a watchdog against what it characterizes as wasteful government spending, and Marlow’s comments fit that editorial posture. By invoking Disneyland, he taps into a cultural touchstone that resonates with listeners who may have experienced the theme park’s efficiency firsthand. The implication is clear: if a private entertainment company can build a monorail in a year, why can’t a major American city build one in a decade?
The answer, according to transportation experts and public officials, is often more complex. Public infrastructure projects must navigate environmental reviews, community input, multiple funding sources, and layers of oversight that private projects do not. Still, those explanations rarely satisfy taxpayers who see little progress despite billions in spending.
Marlow’s show, which airs coast to coast on the Salem Radio Network, has become a platform for such critiques. The program runs weekdays from noon to 1 p.m. Eastern, with a simulcast at 9 p.m. Eastern on Salem TV and a podcast released each weekday evening. The clip circulated by Breitbart is part of the outlet’s broader strategy to highlight what it sees as government waste and mismanagement.
Whether the LAX people mover will ultimately be completed — and whether it will function as intended — remains an open question. But for Marlow and his audience, the project has already become a symbol of something larger: the gap between what government promises and what it delivers.
A familiar target
Los Angeles has become a frequent punching bag for conservative commentators, who point to its homelessness crisis, high taxes, and regulatory environment as evidence of failed liberal governance. The LAX monorail project fits neatly into that narrative. It is big, expensive, and behind schedule — three qualities that make for an easy target.
Marlow’s remark that the city “can’t build 2 miles of monorail” while Disneyland built an entire park and a monorail in a year is not factually precise; Disneyland’s construction took roughly a year, but the monorail was a relatively simple system compared to modern transit infrastructure. Still, the rhetorical point lands: the perception of inefficiency is what matters in political messaging.
For Breitbart’s audience, the segment reinforces a worldview in which private enterprise is competent and government is not. It is a message that has proven durable, especially as voters across the country express frustration with the pace and cost of public projects.
The LAX people mover is expected to open in the coming years, though its exact timeline remains uncertain. When it does, it may well become a useful piece of transit infrastructure. But for now, it serves as a political symbol — one that Marlow and others are happy to use.
Source: www.breitbart.com — https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2026/10/06/another-grift-exposed-laxs-monorail-the-latest-taxpayer-funded-hoax/