Trump denies disaster aid, tells states to do more

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

ISSAQUAH, Wash. — In the wake of recent natural disasters, state leaders across the country are finding that emergency support from the federal government is no longer a given.

Under President Donald Trump, the Federal Emergency Management Agency has denied federal assistance for tornadoes in Arkansas, flooding in West Virginia and a windstorm in Washington state. It also has refused North Carolina’s request for extended relief funding in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene.

While it’s not uncommon for the feds to turn down some requests for disaster declarations, which unlock federal aid, state leaders say the Trump administration’s denials have taken them by surprise. White House officials are signaling a new approach to federal emergency response, even as Trump and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem threaten to shut down FEMA altogether.

“The Federal Government focuses its support on truly catastrophic disasters—massive hurricanes, devastating earthquakes, or wide-scale attacks on the homeland,” Brian Hughes, a spokesman for the National Security Council, which advises the president on issues of national security, said in a statement to Stateline.

https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/04/28/trump-denies-disaster-aid-tells-states-to-do-more/

Sure we can so more. Vote straight D in 2026 then they'll impeach and remove your stinky ass.

[Scrivener7]

1. And yet the Federal government is spending more than under Biden, where we actually helped people in dire need.

[fujiyamasan]

2. Looks like he's basically told his base to fuck off

Oh well.

[vapor2]

8. Tom Cotton and Sarah Huckabee Sanders begging for state aid

[Rebl2]

6. But he wants

to spend millions of dollars to fly to FL to golf almost every weekend and wants to spend millions of dollars on an unnecessary parade on his birthday 🙄. You suckers in states with flooding and tornado damage can just suck it up according to the trump administration.🤬

[Johonny]

3. We can afford gold leaf in the Whitehouse

But not disaster relief. Trump is an asshole

[Scrivener7]

4. Millions for golf games.

[ananda]

5. This was always going to be the case.

It was never a secret.

[struggle4progress]

7. "Let stop wasting Federal money on disaster relief and start helping needy billionaires"

[vapor2]

9. We are officially a shit hole country now

[roamer65]

10. Wait until this season's hurricanes.