The Biden administration turned down a request for federal disaster assistance from Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine in the aftermath of the train derailment in the state earlier this month that led to a large release of toxic chemicals.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) told Ohio’s state government that it was not eligible for disaster assistance to help the community recover from the toxic spill, Dan Tierney, a spokesperson for DeWine, told Fox News Digital on Thursday. Tierney explained that FEMA believed the incident didn’t qualify as a traditional disaster, such as a tornado or hurricane, for which it usually provides assistance.
“The DeWine Administration has been in daily contact with FEMA to discuss the need for federal support, however FEMA continues to tell Governor DeWine that Ohio is not eligible for assistance at this time,” DeWine’s office said in a statement earlier in the day. “Governor DeWine will continue working with FEMA to determine what assistance can be provided.”
FEMA said that its team is in constant communication with DeWine’s office, but didn’t comment on the request for federal relief.
Well, it is a red state
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Its easy all they have to do is be renamed China and Biden will give them a sack full of cash
Yeah, after voting Republican, THIS should turn them blue, if they aren’t already turned grey by ingesting all the pollutants left behind.
Imagine the media outcry had this occurred while Trump was president to a blue state. Under the same denial circumstances the media would pivot to an all out assault claiming political partisanship.
Within hours of Donald Trump’s announcement that he was going to visit the area, the biden admin reversed course and is sending help thru FEMA!
Tell us again greg how irrelevant President Trump is. Take your time.
Initially the response from the biden regime was a hard NO. It is clearly President Trump who is looking over his shoulder at biden leading from behind.
And, it is just not in this instance. biden when he is inadvertently leading, it is always from behind.