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In the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, former President Donald Trump has blasted the Biden administration for its handling of the disaster — going so far as to accuse Democratic leaders of ignoring the needs of Republican storm victims.
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 […]
Greed! Greed! Greed! That’s what big business is made of and it harms Americans and enriches the very rich. That is why there is such a huge disparity in income in the US. We have to get rid of the ultra-conservatives on SCOTUS to really get proper laws passed to protect Americans from themselves! This way, we can also get rid of Citizens United and get back to more honest elections without bribes and way too much money. It is the prospect of money that has made this country bad for its middle and lower class citizens who depend on resources for help. Until Americans realize that “making America great again” does NOT involve Republicans and is only making that leader “great again”—-not everyday Americans. That’s one of the reasons that this election is so crucial.