Trump gives disaster declarations to Alaska and others, but denies some states

Trump's Delay of Funds, FEMA Staffing Cuts Hindered Alaska Flood Response

Trump took more than a week to authorize emergency funds to Alaska after a historic storm that forced thousands to evacuate. Meanwhile, cuts to the National Weather Service may have hindered efforts to forecast the disaster.

Trump 'totally screwing his own people' with punitive moves against blue states: analyst

President Donald Trump has approved millions of dollars in disaster aid to states he won in 2024 while denying funds to states that did not back him, but an analyst explained that he was hurting his own supporters in blue states.The president signed off on aid for Nebraska, North Dakota, Missouri an...

'President of red states': Trump's attack on liberals backfires on MAGA

In the latest episode of The New Republic's "Daily Blast" podcast, host Greg Sargent and MSNBC writer Steve Benen discuss how, in the process of trying to screw democratic states, it appears [President Donald] Trump has also screwed at least two counties that heavily voted for him."Trump, Sargent explains, recently "approved big disaster declarations for Nebraska, North Dakota, Missouri, and Alaska. In two of his social media posts announcing th…

Trump Nixing of Dem State Disaster Aid Backfires, Screwing MAGA Voters

After Trump’s handling of disasters boomerangs on MAGA country, the author of a piece on his retribution against blue America explains how this saga reveals MAGA ideology’s deepest depravities.

Durbin, Duckworth blast Trump for playing ‘political games’ in denying Illinois disaster assistance – Chicago Sun-Times

“Despite Illinois’ substantial investments in emergency management, the cumulative effects of summer flooding incidents across Illinois exceeded local and state capacities and underscore the ongoing need for additional federal support to bridge critical resource gaps,” a governor’s office spokesman said. “Our State’s ability to adequately respond hinges on the federal administration taking action to ensure the timely processing of federal emerge…

Trump gives disaster declarations to Alaska and others, but denies some states

The decisions fell mostly along party lines, with Trump touting on social media Wednesday that he had “won BIG” in Alaska in the last three presidential elections.