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WH Denies That Trump Said What He’s Said On Video

The New York Times reports: The White House is using federal disaster relief as leverage while Republicans fight to keep power in Washington, with President Trump saying on one occasion that voting for Democrats could mean less money for states. During a Monday visit to western North Carolina communities still struggling to recover from Hurricane … The post WH Denies That Trump Said What He’s Said On Video appeared first on Joe.My.God..

NYT fact-checks Trump assistant using president’s own words

The New York Times is fighting back against allegations that the legacy publication failed to fact-check when producing a recent report accusing the Trump administration of using disaster aid to influence political choices. In response to the report, Steven Cheung, assistant to the president and White House director of communications, wrote on X, “This story is complete fiction. Nobody is withholding any disaster aid. The 'expert' the NYT cites …

Trump ties disaster aid to votes as midterm fight heats up | Honolulu Star-Advertiser

WASHINGTON >> The White House is using federal disaster relief as leverage while Republicans fight to keep power in Washington, with President Donald Trump saying on one occasion that voting for Democrats could mean less money for states.

Trump Ties Disaster Aid to Midterm Outcome

“The White House is using federal disaster relief as leverage while Republicans fight to keep power in Washington, with President Trump saying on one occasion that voting for Democrats could mean less money for states,” the New York Times reports.

Trump ties disaster aid to votes as midterm fight heats up

“People are smart enough to know that if the president wants to take away some people’s disaster aid, they can take away your disaster aid, and that’s just a bad system,” said Sarah Labowitz, a senior fellow who studies disaster policy at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.