Donald Trump denied disaster aid to four Democratic-led states in a move that is raising new questions about whether he’s injecting political motivations into emergency management decisions.
Trump on Friday rejected $227 million in aid requests from New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts and Rhode Island for help recovering from a major snowstorm in February. Two days earlier, Trump approved Federal Emergency Management Agency disaster aid for six Republican-led states, while extolling the political virtues of GOP politicians and candidates in the states.
14 Comments
undefined@lemmy.hogru.ch · 77 pts · 50d
Why is Trump denying and approving aid in the first place though?
kibblebits@quokk.au · 38 pts · 50d
Because he does what he wants and no one stops him, just like he will with his third term.
bloogoose@lemmy.zip · 16 pts · 50d
halcyoncmdr@piefed.social · 26 pts · 50d
Because he micromanages. Because he's using the powers of the office for his own personal motives. And being mean to him is enough to trigger a response because he has the mental capabilities of a 5-year old.
Professorozone@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 49d
Look, there is no reason to insult 5 year olds that way. Come on man. They're children.
CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world · 35 pts · 50d
Isn't it great that people in taker states can vote for a dickhead like Donnie so he can deny money to maker states on behalf of the rubes in taker states?
EmpireInDecay@lemmy.ml · 33 pts · 50d
No taxation without representation
Akasazh@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 50d
They could do with a movement that took it's name of this famous incident in Boston, where they refused to pay taxes on tea.
HumanOnEarth@lemmy.ca · 18 pts · 50d
New questions?
Bah. Trash reporting.
artyom@piefed.social · 23 pts · 50d
Yeah these are very much not new and not questions. He's weaponizing the government against Democratic Americans. Totally cool thing for a President to do.
CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 50d
Well, it is Politico.
Oyml77@lemmy.today · 3 pts · 49d
Republicano
Curious_Canid@piefed.ca · 7 pts · 49d
"raising new questions"?
Anyone with one working synapse knows that he is doing it for political reasons and for personal spite. Probably in the opposite order.
FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 47d
I'm so sick of the media pretending he's a normal president and that every new atrocity is a new revelation that he's maybe possibly corrupt
FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 47d
Are we done yet with pretending everything is normal in the Untied States?
andrewmsc@thelemmy.club · 1 pts · 49d