‘An attack on American people’: Fmr. WA Gov. Jay Inslee on the politicization of disaster relief

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‘An attack on American people’: Fmr. WA Gov. Jay Inslee on the politicization of disaster relief

Throughout his first term, Donald Trump repeatedly threatened to withhold federal disaster aid from Democrat-led states and cities. In some cases - like in response to Washington’s devastating wildfires in 2020 - Trump actually did deny aid, forcing the state to wait 5 months, until Biden took office, to receive help. Now as the historic wildfires continue to rage in Los Angeles, members of Republican leadership continue to suggest that federal …