The Trump ally urged him to reverse his administration's decision to deny federal aid to her state after deadly storms last month.

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.

    • bean
      10·
      23 days ago

      Pull yourself up! That’s what you parrot to the other side! Fucking wankers.

  • jjjalljs@ttrpg.network
    471·
    23 days ago

    a state he won with 64% of the vote in last year’s presidential election

    64% of Arkansas voters deserve to absolutely, relentlessly, get fucked. Sucks for everyone else, though.

  • proper
    45·
    23 days ago

    let this be a lesson to anyone that thinks he favors them or that they’ve earned some sort of credit with him.

      • RaltoidEnglish
        23·
        23 days ago

        The real quote is worse:

        He’s not hurting the people he needs to be hurting

        • pulsewidth
          4·
          23 days ago

          Ah my bad, I was going from memory. Thanks for the correction.

          • RaltoidEnglish
            3·
            22 days ago

            No worries, I just wanted to clarify. Because it demonstrates that it’s not just that they’re okay with people being hurt, they want people to be hurt.

  • prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone
    10·
    22 days ago

    I despise this disgusting woman.

    What’s wrong, Sarah? Can’t your state’s child laborers take care of it?

  • vortic
    8·
    23 days ago

    I wonder if there is animosity between Trump and Huckabee Sanders. Maybe this is retribution for some slight? She did go more than 90 days without doing a press briefing before she stepped down as press secretary.

    • Ledericas@lemm.eeBanned from communityEnglish
      3·
      23 days ago

      there definitely was, as hes been ignoring her for the past 4 years, shes been trying to cheerlead for him.

      “i dont know who this suckabee sanders is, sounds like bernie i dont like bernie because he makes look bad and not great”-TRUMP.

      • mister_flibble@lemm.ee
        2·
        22 days ago

        I could FULLY believe he’s just incorrectly assumed she’s Bernie’s cousin or some shit. That seems precisely his brand of stupid.