Former President Donald Trump initially refused to send federal disaster aid to California after devastating wildfires in 2018 because of the state’s Democratic bent, according to a new report based on interviews with two former White House aides.  

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“There’s no empathy for the survivors," one former Trump administration official told Politico.

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Trump Hesitated To Grant Disaster Aid To Blue States, Report Says

Former officials in Donald Trump's White House claim that on at least three occasions as president, he delayed disaster aid in states that were not Republican-leaning

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Trump Looked Up How Many Votes He Got in Wildfire-Torn Area Before Agreeing to Provide Disaster Aid, Officials Claim

"In the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, former President Donald Trump has blasted the Biden administration for its handling of the disaster — going so far as to accuse Democratic leaders of ignoring the needs of Republican storm victims," Politico reports."But a review of Trump’s record by Po

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For California, the 2018 wildfire season marked the “deadliest and most destructive” one on record, fire officials say. But then-President Donald Trump reportedly nearly declined to approve federal aid because of the state’s political makeup. Trump changed his mind, however, after he was shown voter registration data from Orange County where Republicans then had an edge over Democrats, Politico reported. In a phone call Thursday, Mark Harvey, wh…

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Trump OK’d California wildfire aid in 2018 only after reviewing voter data, former official says

As Donald Trump lies about Democrats politicizing federal disaster aid, there’s new evidence suggesting he did what he’s falsely accused others of doing.

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On politicizing disaster aid, Trump reportedly did what he’s accused Biden of doing

Former White House advisers said Trump hesitated as president to provide disaster aid to California because of the state's Democratic leanings.

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Trump refused to give California wildfire aid until told how many people there voted for him, ex-aide says

The news that Donald Trump attempted to withhold FEMA aid from California and Puerto Rico in 2018 for petty political reasons shouldn’t come as a surprise - he’s a sociopath. And yet, it’s still somehow deeply shocking even now that an American...

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AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura Two former Trump White House officials claimed that the former president was hesitant to give disaster aid relief to areas that voted Democrat and gave special treatment to pro-Trump states, according to a report. Recently, Donald Trump has slammed the Biden administration for its handling of Hurricane Helene while baselessly accusing Democratic leaders of ignoring the needs of storm victims from areas that tend to vote Rep…

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Trump Didn’t Want to Help California Fire Victims Until Aides Convinced Him ‘These Are People Who Voted For You,’ Per Report

Two White House officials reportedly had to show Trump voter data to convince him to send aid to burning California

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In 2018, Trump hesitated to give aid to California amid wildfires

In the aftermath of Helene, the former president has falsely claimed that the Biden administration is withholding disaster relief. Surprise, surprise: Trump has been accused of doing the very same thing.

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Trump refused disaster wildfire aid to California in 2018 because it’s a blue state, report says

Trump refused disaster wildfire aid to California in 2018 because it’s a blue state, report says

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