Trump grants funding request for Wisconsin floods, citing electoral victories in state
The article reports that President Donald Trump has approved a funding request for Wisconsin,granting approximately $30 million to aid recovery from severe flooding in Milwaukee County. Trump emphasized his electoral victories in Wisconsin in 2016, 2020, and 2024 while announcing the aid approval, linking disaster relief to states where he won significant support. Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers had requested the funds following intense storms that caused widespread damage and displacement in August.The article also notes that Trump has similarly approved disaster funding for other states where he secured electoral wins and has previously threatened to withhold aid from states that did not support him, such as California. Additionally, the report mentions that the Trump management has been slower on average in approving disaster aid during his current term.
Trump grants funding request for Wisconsin floods, citing electoral victories in state
President Donald Trump has approved Wisconsin’s funding request, granting the state about $30 million in funds for flood recovery.
The president, like in other approved funding requests, lauded his victories in the state.
“I just informed Senator Ron Johnson that, based on his request, I am approving $29.8 Million Dollars for the wonderful State of Wisconsin to help them recover from the major storms and flooding they experienced in August,” he wrote on Truth Social.
“We had Huge Victories in Wisconsin in 2016, 2020, and 2024, and it is my Honor to deliver BIG for Wisconsinites!” he added.
Gov. Tony Evers (D-WI) requested funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency last month for widespread flooding in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. The area saw more than 14 inches of rainfall in under 24 hours at one point in August.
“Disastrous storms and flash flooding have displaced kids and families and damaged homes, businesses, community centers, and so much more,” Evers said in a news release. “It is absolutely critical that Wisconsin receives every available federal resource to respond and help our communities rebuild.”
Trump lauded his election victories in other states like Kansas, South Dakota, and North Carolina when granting millions of dollars in disaster relief. “I am proud to approve nearly $32 Million Dollars in assistance for the Great State of North Carolina, which I WON BIG all six times, including Primaries, in response to their recent flooding events in July,” he wrote in a post on Truth Social.
He said that South Dakota “voted for me in Historic Margins in 2016, 2020, and 2024” and that he had “Big Victories in 2016, 2020, and 2024” in Kansas.
The president has previously threatened to withhold disaster aid to states that didn’t vote for him, like California. When the state was enduring its wildfire disaster earlier this year, he said he would not grant the state funds unless the state implemented voter ID laws.
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The Associated Press reported the Trump administration is taking longer on average to approve disaster aid.
The Associated Press found that it has taken more than a month on average so far during Trump’s current term.
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