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47. Okay. Let the impoverished red states make do without FEMA.

Reply to HereForTheParty (Original post)

Thu Jan 23, 2025, 04:32 PM

Jan 23

The next time a tornado, flood, fire or hurricane hits Florida, Mississippi, NC, Iowa, etc., they can do without federal help. Blue states will hurt but red states will be slayed.

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Trump Questions FEMA's Usefulness And Says He'd 'Rather See The States Take Care Of Their Own Problems' [View all] HereForTheParty Jan 23 OP

So much for "e pluribus unum" JoseBalow Jan 23 #1

And after disasters strikes, watch as red states beg for money sakabatou Jan 23 #2

They always do Mz Pip Jan 23 #4

Aren't red states bdamomma Jan 23 #41

They can have thoughts and prayers... Moostache Jan 23 #44

That's not how this works angrychair Jan 23 #3

I don't see Republicans in the House or Senate having much of an appetite KS Toronado Jan 23 #14

If only they would have banded together ages ago Dark n Stormy Knight Jan 23 #31

Republicans have now proven they're all for Cop BEATERS/killers being let out of prison Bengus81 Jan 23 #39

Every whim, tantrum or caprise stupid shit has becomes a news story. mpcamb Jan 23 #23

Flooding the zone chernabogg Jan 23 #29

GQP members will click their heels and shout "Hail, Victory" and do whatever he wants. hatrack Jan 23 #30

It may seem that way angrychair Jan 23 #35

Maybe . . . hatrack Jan 23 #36

Let's just stop and think about this for a minute.... jgmiller Jan 23 #5

By all means blue blues Jan 23 #6

Considering where we're at now with climate change, most states are going to be broke in fucking record time, then. Karasu Jan 23 #7

LOL Skittles Jan 23 #8

He has spoken, so let's see if the sycophants in the Buddyzbuddy Jan 23 #9

I question Trump's usefulness Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 23 #10

California and Nee York contribute 21.9% of GDP to the entire US economy... EarthFirst Jan 23 #11

Hard for a State to do that if the States infrastructure is seriously damaged though because of the disaster. cstanleytech Jan 23 #12

Hell yea KS Toronado Jan 23 #13

Yup. Time to return the stolen cash from CA and NY. Old Crank Jan 23 #15

Being the sycophant that he is, I'm certain that Ron DeSantis no_hypocrisy Jan 23 #16

Okay, you orange gibbon... OldBaldy1701E Jan 23 #17

Destroying the US government, each state will be their own nation. Irish_Dem Jan 23 #18

What does Speaker Johnson have to say about that? PuraVidaDreamin Jan 23 #19

Goodbye No income tax states Old Crank Jan 23 #20

this will be amusing considering the some of the poorest red states get hit the hardest by hurricanes. nt Javaman Jan 23 #21

So this season of The Apprentice will pit all 50 states against each other. tanyev Jan 23 #22

If each state is supposed to take care of itself, what is LisaL Jan 23 #24

just like bdamomma Jan 23 #42

Red states will suffer the most. Good! Oopsie Daisy Jan 23 #25

What's the point of a Union if every state is on their own? C_U_L8R Jan 23 #26

Well, It Wouldn't RobinA Jan 24 #48

And he's using the lie that FEMA was negligent in NC ms liberty Jan 23 #27

The felon bdamomma Jan 23 #43

He wants to pretend the Confederacy won the Civil War. raging moderate Jan 23 #28

Trump is just pulling shit out of his ass right now. sop Jan 23 #32

Come to hurricane and flood affected Florida communities, put on some white boots, and tell that to the people Timeflyer Jan 23 #33

Hope he tells Mississippi, Louisiana, and North Carolina they don't need FEMA. sinkingfeeling Jan 23 #34

Just like with COVID, he only means this for the Blue states. IrishAfricanAmerican Jan 23 #37

Good! Let's see MS, AL, LA, FL, GA and the others... SKKY Jan 23 #38

So we're cancelling the "United" part of our country name now? City Lights Jan 23 #40

I bet the Fatass administration will hand out "block grants" to the states. Millions for Florida and Texas, jls4561 Jan 23 #45

I'm Sure That Will Go Over Well in WNC Deep State Witch Jan 23 #46

Okay. Let the impoverished red states make do without FEMA. intheflow Jan 23 #47