Trump rejected $227m in disaster relief to blue states after FEMA OK’d the money
- President Trump reportedly rejected $227 million in disaster aid requests this month from four Democrat-led states, despite federal disaster officials certifying that damage in these areas hit established thresholds to trigger federal aid.
- In the wake of a record-setting snowstorm that hit the East Coast in February, New Jersey, New York, Massachusetts and Rhode Island sought federal assistance.
- Regional offices of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration affirmed the extent of the need in New Jersey, Massachusetts and Rhode Island, according
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- President Trump reportedly rejected $227 million in disaster aid requests this month from four Democrat-led states, despite federal disaster officials certifying that damage in these areas hit established thresholds to trigger federal aid.
- In the wake of a record-setting snowstorm that hit the East Coast in February, New Jersey, New York, Massachusetts and Rhode Island sought federal assistance.
- Regional offices of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration affirmed the extent of the need in New Jersey, Massachusetts and Rhode Island, according
Sources: The Independent