Washington – President Donald Trump It goes towards Hurricane Jota West North Carolina and Fire corrupted Friday in Los Angeles, using the first trip to its second administration, policies to go to areas that cloudy the response of deadly disasters.
The Republican President criticized Joe Biden former president Answer to his administration In North Carolina, he threw contempt for California leaders, for water policies falsely claimed The last fire worsened.
Trump is also studying upgrading Federal Emergency Management Agency. Some of his conservative ally proposed how much agency pays the amount of floods, hurricanes, tornadoes and other disasters.
White houses, including members of the California Congress, asked for a table for a table for Santa Monica, as a person who requested anonymity, because they had not had permission to discuss them.
Any meeting can be conflicting. Trump has suggested that the use of federal disasters is used as an exchange of exchange in legislative negotiations in government loan, or California can change water policy as a lever.
“Southern California and California has always been in times of crisis for other regions of the country, and we hope to be there for us,” Senators of Alex Padilla this week, State Democrats.
Trump has a history of politics and falsities to enter the response of disasters. During his first term, he talked about limiting support for democratic States who did not accept, according to alumni administration officials. When he was presented to be president last year, He claimed no evidence Democrats were doing that the state of the State of the North Carolina battlefield “did not support people from Republican areas”.
Recently, he is falsely emphasized California water policiesSpecifically, efforts to conserve fish in the north of the state, helped hydrants drying in the Los Angeles area.
“I don’t think California should give you anything until they leave the water,” Trump said Fox News Hannity on Wednesday in an interview with Sean Hannity.
The President also suggested changing more responsibilities for individual states to manage disasters.
“I’d rather see the states in charge of their problems,” he said Hannity, and he added that he is obstructing all the feM.
Michael Coen, who led Fema’s workers in the Bid Admile, said Trump “misunderstood” about the agency that gives critical support to the states when disasters are overwhelmed.
In addition, Coen criticized the idea of adding chains to the help.
“You will choose the winners and losers of the communities that will protect the Federal Government,” he said. “I think American expects the federal government that will be in their worst day, anywhere. They live.”
The last time Trump was president, he visited numerous catastrophe sites, including the consequences of hurricanes and tornadoes. But he also sparked controversy often, as he Throwing paper towels To those who survived the Mary of Puerto Rican Mary.
“If you survive the disaster, it doesn’t matter whom you vote, it’s always good when the President comes to town,” Pete Gaynor, who was headed by the FEMA between 2019 and 2021. Fortunately, talk to him about what you need in your community. ”
Laurie Carpenter, a 62-year-old retired in Newland (North Carolina) said he expects Trump to visit, because the federal response has been disappointed. After Helene Hurricane he said there are still waste and rubbish in his part of Helena.
“If someone will do something, I think he will do it,” Carpenter said.
Trump named Cameron Hamilton, with a limited experience managed by natural disasters as a former Navy Seal, as a director of the FEMA. He also said that individual states need to be responsible for correcting the response to natural disasters than the female and the federal government should only enter financing.
Biden Before leaving the position he swore that the federal government would cover all expenses to meet forest fires around Los Angeles, which could eventually be. The most expensive natural disasters in US history. However, this promise will not be completed if the Congress does not get more funding.
Friday trip can cause uncomfortable conversations about climate change, who underestimated and denied Trump. Helene hurricanes and Los Angeles fires increased as a result of global warming.
In the case of Helen’s, a study by the International Climate Scientists of World Weather attribution found Climate Changes The rainfall increased by 10%. In California, the state suffered Autumn and dry winter record – His traditional wet season – he turned the surrounding area around the surrounding fires more vulnerable to fires.
“This is just breaking the comfort zone of what is normal,” said Amanda Stasiewicz University researchers.
After visiting North Carolina and California, Trump intends to make a Saturday Mitin in Las Vegas. Consultants said that out of tax advice will offer details about the promise of the campaign to exclude. Winning Nevada In an anger of election day.
“I will go to Nevada to give thanks,” Trump said. The first Republican candidate won the state since 2004, since George W. Bush won John Kerry.
The 24-hour economy of Las Vegas feeds the hospitality and services industries, where all the restaurant servers starts to maids from hotels. However, why the exemption would be difficult to implement and demand A Congress Action permanent to continue. ____ Stephen Groves, Seth Borenstein and Makiya Seminera Associated Press writers helped in this report.
