Trump's FEMA Denies North Carolina's Request for Hurricane Helene Aid [View all]
Late in the 2024 campaign cycle, parts of western North Carolina were devastated by Hurricane Helene. Donald Trump accused former President Joe Biden of abandoning the region and mishandling the response to the crisis. The disaster in North Carolina became the jumping point for a myriad of conspiracies and attacks by Republicans against the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FAMA). Trump vowed he would improve disaster responses as president.
Now, four months into his administration North Carolina Governor Josh Stein, a Democrat, has become the latest lawmaker from a disaster-ravaged state who has been forced to beg the president to provide much-needed aid.
On Friday, Stein published a video on social media informing the public that the Trump administration had denied the state's request for FEMA to honor a Biden-era commitment to pay for 100 percent of debris removal costs.
"It's going to cost a lot, up to $2 billion to fully clean the roads and waterways of western North Carolina," Stein said. "That's why I asked the federal government to continue to pay 100 percent of our cleanup costs beyond the first 180 days, just like it did with hurricanes Ike Maria and Katrina.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trumps-fema-denies-north-carolinas-request-for-hurricane-helene-aid/ar-AA1FnrEx
He's pulled the same shit for Washington State https://www.democraticunderground.com/108230725 .
Billionaire tax cuts are his priority.
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