cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/28894004
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, a close ally of 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.
Why is she being so hostile?
Thoughts and prayers, Sarah.
By Trump’s logic, gutting FEMA is a cost-saving move. Why should the federal government pay for this shit?
Also, it lets him avoid responsibility for climate change. Paying for the effects of climate change would be like admitting that climate change is real, and we certainly can’t have that.
The citizens of Arkansas can pull harder on those bootstraps, with any luck they’ll still be around to vote for her yet again next time.
“Given the cumulative impact and sheer magnitude of destruction from these severe weather events, federal assistance is vital to ensure that state and local communities have the capabilities needed to rebuild,” the delegation wrote.
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.
i feel bad for everyone truly trapped in Arkansas but it is hard to give a shit when the majority are terrible people
Thoughts and prayers… /s
This cyclops redneck bitch can taste her own face.
She was born with a silver spoon and her dad was a big shot in Washington DC. That’s why she had no idea people would openly attack how she looked and acted when she got the spokesperson job for trump’s first term. She was in a cocoon.
When reached for comment*, Trump reportedly said, “What? Never mind, doesn’t matter what she said – she loves it.”
*not really
