Sarah Huckabee Sanders fights Trump admin's disaster aid denial to ruby-red Arkansas

[Demovictory9]

https://www.msnbc.com/top-stories/latest/sarah-huckabee-sanders-fema-trump-arkansas-rcna203546


Sarah Huckabee Sanders fights Trump admin's disaster aid denial to ruby-red Arkansas
The Trump ally urged him to reverse his administration's decision to deny federal aid to her state after deadly storms last month.

April 29, 2025, 12:42 PM PDT
By Ja'han Jones

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, a close ally of President Donald Trump, finds herself at odds with his administration after it denied her state's request for federal disaster aid following a series of deadly storms last month.

Trump has floated the idea of eliminating the Federal Emergency Management Agency and pushing states to potentially fend for themselves in the wake of natural disasters. He’s already denied disaster aid requests from Washington and North Carolina — states led by Democratic governors — and he suggested withholding aid from Democrat-led California unless it institutes a restrictive voter law. But the denial of disaster aid to Arkansas, a state he won with 64% of the vote in last year’s presidential election, appears to offer fresh evidence that he intends to follow through on his efforts to gut FEMA — even if it potentially harms some of his fiercest supporters.

anders, who served as White House press secretary during Trump's first term, filed an appeal of the Trump administration’s aid denial April 18. In the appeal, she noted that the storms killed at least three people and injured 32 others, and detailed significant property loss and damage. And Arkansas’ congressional delegation, which is entirely Republican, co-signed a letter to Trump urging him to "reconsider the denial."

Earlier this year, Sanders praised the Trump administration's efforts to slash funding for federal agencies, including FEMA, and called Elon Musk's cost-cutting operation a "gamechanger." But those efforts are now impacting storm victims in her state.

[Jilly_in_VA]

1. Now whose ox is being gored?

More cracks in the foundation......?

[Rebl2]

2. She praised

cost cutting for FEMA. Hummm, is that what you call karma?

[58Sunliner]

3. Fuck that woman. She supported him, she can have her reward. What did that witch expect?

She was a useful idiot.

[Bluestocking]

4. Glad to see he is doing it to everyone

This is what they voted for

[vapor2]

5. Suck it up Sarah

You support him so are you surprised?

[tanyev]

6. Hey Sarah, if you ask really, really nicely maybe some blue state governors

could find some funds to help the people of your state. See how that “United States” thing could work?

[Ars Longa]

7. Kamala Harris should come out with a statement saying:

A) As President, I would have immediately approved the
funding for your Arkansas storm damage. whatever
you need!

B) I would have had a strong and well-funded FEMA that
would cover all disasters in all states.

C) Good Luck getting any help from the Trump Junta!

D) I would have had your back!!

So Sorry, Kamala Harris