{"id":2520666,"date":"2025-12-12T16:02:01","date_gmt":"2025-12-12T21:02:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-signs-emergency-declaration-after-washington-floods-force-evacuations\/"},"modified":"2025-12-12T16:03:53","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T21:03:53","slug":"trump-signs-emergency-declaration-after-washington-floods-force-evacuations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-signs-emergency-declaration-after-washington-floods-force-evacuations\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump signs emergency declaration after Washington floods force evacuations"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-signs-emergency-declaration-after-washington-floods-force-evacuations%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2520666&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Donald trump signed an emergency declaration for Washington state following severe flooding that forced thousands of residents to evacuate. The declaration authorizes Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) aid for multiple counties and indigenous nations affected by the floods. washington Governor Bob Ferguson expressed gratitude for the federal support amid the crisis and highlighted the activation of the National Guard and the state&#8217;s own emergency declaration. The flooding has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michigan-gov-gretchen-whitmer-unveils-plans-to-shut-down-a-65-year-old-pipeline\/\" title=\"Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Unveils Plans To Shut Down A 65-Year-Old Pipeline\">caused significant damage<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >including major highway closures<\/a> and widespread flooding of rivers. Washington&#8217;s congressional delegation had urged Trump to approve the emergency declaration, emphasizing the storm&#8217;s severe impact on people, property, and infrastructure. Senator maria Cantwell also praised the swift federal response.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump signs emergency declaration after thousands evacuated during Washington floods<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2421363\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President Donald Trump granted <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/washington\/\">Washington<\/a> state&rsquo;s request on Friday for an emergency declaration over <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/natural-disasters\/\">flooding <\/a>in the state.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I just received a phone call from Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem. Secretary Noem informed me that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ny-times-maggie-haberman-attacks-president-trump-over-white-house-reporters-having-to-work-early-on-christmas-eve\/\" title=\"NY Times\u2019 Maggie Haberman Attacks President Trump Over White House Reporters Having to Work Early on Christmas Eve\">president signed<\/a> our request for an emergency declaration. We have also received written confirmation of that emergency declaration,&rdquo; Gov. Bob Ferguson (D-WA) said in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GovBobFerguson\/status\/1999550441731031461\">a statement<\/a> to X.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3916381\/treasury-targeting-money-services-businesses-minnesota-somali-fraud\/\">Treasury targeting money services businesses for Minnesota Somali fraud, Bessent says<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3916343\/trump-thailand-cambodia-conflict-cease-both-sides-ready-peace\/\">Trump says Thailand-Cambodia conflict will &#8216;cease&#8217; as both sides &#8216;are ready for peace&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3916253\/obama-clinton-lawyer-representing-trump-ballroom-lawsuit\/\">Former Obama and Clinton lawyer representing lawsuit over Trump&#8217;s ballroom<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The decision authorizes Federal Emergency Management Agency aid for Benton, Chelan, Clallam, Grays Harbor, Jefferson, King, Kittitas, Lewis, Mason, Pierce, Skagit, Snohomish, Thurston, Wahkiakum, Whatcom, and Yakima counties, as well as the Samish Indian Nation and other indigenous nations in the affected areas.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Ferguson said he thanked Noem for the government&rsquo;s action &ldquo;during this extremely challenging time,&rdquo; as over 100,000 people have been ordered to evacuate their homes due to flooding concentrated in western Washington.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You can stand downtown here and just see whole Doug firs and cottonwood trees coming down the river, like a freight train,&rdquo; resident <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/12\/11\/weather\/washington-flooding-rain-atmospheric-river.html\">James Eichner<\/a> told the <em>New York Times<\/em>. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s just a giant steamroller.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Ferguson activated the National Guard and declared a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/governor.wa.gov\/news\/2025\/governor-ferguson-declares-statewide-emergency-responding-major-flooding\">statewide emergency<\/a> on Wednesday, saying it would allow the state to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/infrastructure\/3914181\/gov-ferguson-request-disaster-declaration-fema-flood\/\">seek federal FEMA funds <\/a>for recovery.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Washington&rsquo;s congressional delegation <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/newhouse.house.gov\/media-center\/press-releases\/newhouse-wa-delegation-request-emergency-declaration-amid-severe-storms\">sent a letter <\/a>to Trump the following day requesting that the president approve an emergency declaration.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This storm is threatening lives, property, and livestock in every corner of Washington. The storm has had severe and widespread impacts on our transportation system, with major highways closed due to mudslides and communities cut off by rising water. The National Weather Service forecasts that more than a dozen Washington rivers will see major flooding in the coming days, leading to further and worsening impacts,&rdquo; the delegation warned.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/in_focus\/3421371\/fema-future-abolition-overhaul-cabinet\/\"><strong>FEMA&rsquo;S FORK IN THE ROAD: ABOLITION OR SEAT AT THE CABINET<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA) praised Trump&rsquo;s &ldquo;fast&rdquo; response on Friday.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Thank you for helping respond to our infrastructure needs. Thank you for supporting our first responders,&rdquo; she <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SenatorCantwell\/status\/1999556510347608542\">wrote<\/a> on X.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump approves emergency declaration after Washington floods<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2520667,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AP25345635879685.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[55182,14314,33918,3634,68734],"class_list":["post-2520666","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-emergency-declaration","tag-evacuations","tag-natural-disaster","tag-trump","tag-washington-floods"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AP25345635879685.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2520666","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2520666"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2520666\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2520671,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2520666\/revisions\/2520671"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2520667"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2520666"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2520666"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2520666"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}