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President Trump has so far withheld federal relief funds, with many arguing that California Gov. Gavin Newsom and other Democrats in the deep-blue state have mishandled the fires and should be forced to rescind liberal policies in exchange for aid.

washingtonpost.comCalifornia awaits disaster relief as GOP offers full support of TexasCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom (D), during a trip to South Carolina, highlighted the plight of Los Angeles communities still recovering from devastating wildfires.

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However, deadly floods have now struck ruby-red Texas — and the Republican response is much different, with Trump and others promising unfettered and prompt federal support in the months and years to come. Read more here:

washingtonpost.comCalifornia awaits disaster relief as GOP offers full support of TexasCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom (D), during a trip to South Carolina, highlighted the plight of Los Angeles communities still recovering from devastating wildfires.

Once again, Republicans reward incompetence. The more incompetent their fellow Republicans are, the more support they receive. The truth is, the Texas Republican government refused to install flood warning systems because of cost, and those people died to save money. Again.

Many? SOME Republicans... Damn I wish you still reported the news. You're my home town paper, and now I have to spread out the second section to pull the DC news in the Metro section, and others are searching the pile for the formerly respected Sports pages.

So a treasonous asshole who likes to rape little girls want to kill more Americans and the Washington Post don't give a fuck? Get your tongues OUT of Trump's sticky treasonhole -- nothing you can do will turn back time and make your Daddy love you this time, guys

We have an obvious 'quid pro quo' government. No aid to those states, counties, or cities who didn't vote for Trump. These feckless GOP Members in Congress had better grow a spine and take their power back and govern for their constituents, or they will soon become extinct...

Mishandled- but in Texas: bsky.app/profile/atru...

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Q: There are reports where a fire dept commander asked a Kerr County sheriff dispatcher for a code red to be issued but they said they couldn't without a supervisor approving it. Almost 6 hours passes. How do you account for that lapse of time? KERR COUNTY SHERIFF: There's gonna be an after action

bsky.app/profile/skot... The residents in Kerr County!

Skot Christopherson@skotchris.bsky.social

This may be the most shocking thing about this disaster. Kerr County authorities wanted to install a flood warning system along the rivers. But the locals voted against it. So in a way the Texas culture of individualism over everything contributed a great deal to the high death toll.

Dear Trump-fellating Washington Post: Maybe check your fucking bias before you write a fucking story. Federal aid dollars aren't a reward or a gift. They should not be used to coerce. THEY BELONG TO CALIFORNIA. We send $88 BILLION more to Washington than we get back. And we fucking DEMAND our money.

Hey WaPo. You still have MANY sins to atone for. Did yall manage to print in the article how very unconstitutional, un-American, and illegal this action by the administration is? Congress allocates the funds, not dictator wanna be presidents. Congress allocates, and funds are allocated. WTF

‼️‼️‼️ How do you assess this move by Trump? 🇺🇸😡 Genocide... 🛑👎 Aid money in exchange for burning the Republican flag. 🇺🇸❓Is this what other Republicans want?

"Many are saying..." Ah, the WaPo and its weasel words. You could choose to highlight that the sort of transaction you describe in the lede is actually mafia-style extortion.

trump and his fellow fascists. Imagine if Biden had ''argued'' that red states had failed, WAPO would be outraged. But when it's trump it's nothing.🙄

BS and everyone knows it. CA is the biggest donor State supporting many red states and Federal Government. Here’s a thought, No Federal funding for CA disasters, CA retain Federal taxes to rebuild infrastructure and disaster relief.

Dear Jeff Bezos Furiously tongue-fucking Daddy Trump's sticky treason hole will never make him love you Your own Daddy never loved you for very obvious reasons and betraying America and being a shit-goblin supporting a child-rapist will not turn back time

Maybe have an opinion about a petty, idiot, child-raping traitor president withholding life-saving relief from Americans, you piece of shit piss poor excuse for a newspaper Stop fondling Trump's saggy balls and start kicking them. He's a fucking asshole tyrant, of which you should be WELL aware

Trump is fucking over Californians who need federal support after a disaster because he is a petty asshole bent on revenge. There is no other way to frame it. There aren’t both sides. There is no “many arguing” here. This framing is bullshit.

THE ORANGE MAN (TRUMP) is more lost than a BLIND MAN in a shootout. He has NO GOVERNMENT PLAN. His only plan was to win the election to escape CONVICTION and PRISON. ORANGE MAN'S PLAN IS TO TAX THE WORLD...THE USA WILL GO BANKRUPT. IMPEACHMENT NOW !!

Real simple folks, if Trump acts outside the scope of the Constitution or fails to faithfully execute the Office of the President, then he's just a corrupt idiot squatting in government housing. Now repeat that daily as if it were the National Anthem...because it kinda is.

Newsom held his tongue. He wanted that money. OUR money considering how much CA pays in federal tax. About twice as much as the next two closest states. But he's done with that. He realized it won't matter. There's ONE reason Trump and his cult are going after Newsom and CA. They're afraid.

I live TX and FEMA has about 28 people instead of the hundreds , it normally has. The FEMA director is AWOL!! He may say is offering help but they are not here. Other groups are searching for remains. I know because a volunteer group found my husbands family friend’s 21 year old daughter on Monday.

So would those "many" be substack writers who mysteriously keep sounding like they keep a white hood in their closet, the Republicans who know that they can insult and threaten you and you will still quote them, or the bots on Twitter that boost false interactions? This is pathetic both sides.

jfc, this guy shit framing that any J-school would fail you for many arguing? seriously? Trump is the one who is saying this and flat out doesn’t know what the hell he’s talking about

Awesome. How could this be done structurally? Could employees divert withholdings to state rather than federal collection and in what manner? I’m in blue WA state but count me in.

California could pass a law ordering employers incorporated or operating in California to remit employees federal withholdings to a California-controlled escrow account. It would be nuclear.

literally can't. there is no legal way. people could organize tax strikes, but remember we just budgeted a new secret police with more money and more prison space than all of federal law enforcement combined

Who the fuck are the “with many” arguing that federal aid should be contingent on Gavin licking Trump’s boots. Biden dolled out billions of aid to red states with no questions asked as it should be. This publication is such a GD disaster now it’s insane.