Donald Trump delayed aid in response to 2018’s California wildfires because he felt the areas affected were too Democratic.
  • Myxomatosis@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    “The firefighters. They all came to me with tears streaming down their eyes. I remember Steve Buscemi was one of them. He was there,” recounted Fat Donald, “They said, ‘sir, we wanted to save them but they said they hate you. They were so mean.’ It was the biggest fire we’ve ever seen. So tremendous, nothing like it in history ever. We didn’t start these fires. It was always burning since the world’s been turning. Marciano, Liberace, Eisenhower, goodbye.“

  • Supervivens@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    “This is Trump country — and they need your help,” DeSantis pitched Trump.

    “They love me in the Panhandle,” the former president said. “I must have won 90 percent of the vote out there. Huge crowds. What do they need?” Shortly after the conversation took place, Trump signed an executive order commanding the federal government to cover “100 percent of the total eligible costs” related to the hurricane response.

    Shortly before he took it upon himself to politicize the response to Helene, the former president threatened to withhold aid for natural disasters from Democratic strongholds.

    “We won’t give him money to put out all his fires,” Trump said of California Governor Gavin Newson, a Democrat, in September. “And, if we don’t give him the money to put out his fires. He’s got problems. He’s a lousy governor.”

    Seriously wtf

  • Suavevillain@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    I’ll never understand how Trump cultists can read things like this and still think he is a good choice for President.