US EditionColorado governor accuses Trump of playing ‘political games’ after disaster request denials
President Trump blocked Federal Emergency Management Agency funding after fires burned over 137,000 acres and flooding hit multiple counties, despite local and state appeals for aid.
- Late Saturday, President Donald Trump denied Colorado's disaster relief request, blocking FEMA funding for recovery after the Elk and Lee fires and Western Slope flooding.
- Polis requested aid after August fires in Rio Blanco County and the Lee Fire near Meeker burned over 137,000 acres, followed by severe October flooding in La Plata and Archuleta counties.
- More than 150,000 acres were burned and destroyed at least five homes and 14 outbuildings, while more than 60 miles of roads and structures were compromised and damage exceeded $27 million, the Colorado state release said.
- Polis vowed to appeal and urged reversal as he and the Colorado congressional delegation condemned Trump's denial as malicious and obscene on Sunday.
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Colorado to appeal Trump's denial of disaster relief funds
The state of Colorado will appeal the Trump administration‘s decision not to provide disaster relief funds for wildfires and flooding that occurred earlier in the year, Gov. Jared Polis (D-CO) announced on Sunday. Polis said the administration denied his disaster declaration requests Saturday night for the Elk and Lee fires, as well as for flooding in the western part of the state. Those wildfires began over the summer, with the Lee fire burning…
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Colorado governor accuses Trump of playing 'political games' after disaster request denials
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis has accused President Donald Trump of playing “political games” after the Trump administration denied disaster declaration requests made by the state.
Denver Post
Trump denies disaster declarations for Colorado fires, flooding: ‘We won’t stop fighting’
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis filed disaster declaration requests for the Elk and Lee wildfires and for flooding across southwestern Colorado.
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