But a review of Trump’s record by POLITICO’s E&E News and interviews with two former Trump White House officials show that the former president was flagrantly partisan at times in response to disasters and on at least three occasions hesitated to give disaster aid to areas he considered politically hostile or ordered special treatment for pro-Trump states.
Mark Harvey, who was Trump’s senior director for resilience policy on the National Security Council staff, told E&E News on Wednesday that Trump initially refused to approve disaster aid for California after deadly wildfires in 2018 because of the state’s Democratic leanings.
But Harvey said Trump changed his mind after Harvey pulled voting results to show him that heavily damaged Orange County, California, had more Trump supporters than the entire state of Iowa, Harvey said.
Link: https://www.eenews.net/articles/helene-isnt-the-first-time-trump-inserted-politics-into-a-natural-disaster/
Trump cares about the people until he doesn't (re: natural disaster relief)
Replies to: "Trump cares about the people until he doesn't (re: natural disaster relief)"
- Trump cares about the people until he doesn't (re: natural disaster relief) [LINK]
- Quest4twelve - 2:49pm 10/3/24
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- Every storm is now due to climate change according to the left. That's inserting politics into - irishsmashmouth - 3:12pm 10/3/24
- So back to the topic. You agree or disagree Trump is a effing hypocrite who only cares about himself - Quest4twelve - 3:22pm 10/3/24
- Trump does come to the aid of people in trouble and quickly. Who knows where his heart is but he - THEISMANCARR - 6:12pm 10/3/24
- Did he deny and money to any areas affected by a disaster? The answer is no. [NT] - irishsmashmouth - 5:31pm 10/3/24
- So back to the topic. You agree or disagree Trump is a effing hypocrite who only cares about himself - Quest4twelve - 3:22pm 10/3/24
- Every storm is now due to climate change according to the left. That's inserting politics into - irishsmashmouth - 3:12pm 10/3/24