Eric Darnley Small<p>What a terrible president.</p><p>President Trump approved major disaster declarations for Alaska, Nebraska, North Dakota, and the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe, unlocking FEMA aid for recovery after severe weather events. But requests from Vermont, Illinois, and Maryland—states Trump didn’t carry—were denied or delayed, with approvals largely falling along party lines. Trump has publicly tied his support to states he’s won, while separately suggesting “phasing out” FEMA to shift more responsibility to states. Approval times for disaster relief under Trump are also notably slower than in past administrations. More details: <a href="https://apnews.com/article/fema-trump-disasters-alaska-maryland-illinois-2c7a90956c101db8fe281d669a9cbde2" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/fema-trump-</span><span class="invisible">disasters-alaska-maryland-illinois-2c7a90956c101db8fe281d669a9cbde2</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.vtip.me/tags/FEMA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FEMA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.vtip.me/tags/DisasterRelief" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DisasterRelief</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.vtip.me/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.vtip.me/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.vtip.me/tags/DisasterResponse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DisasterResponse</span></a></p>