Trump threatens to cut millions from fire departments in California after deadly wildfires
Trump threatens to cut millions from fire departments in California after deadly wildfires
MAY 20, 2019
Officials in California are crying foul over a Trump administration plan to slash firefighting assistance payments to the state, which could amount to millions of dollars in lost income for fire departments.
The new demands from the Forest Service also come against the backdrop of an ongoing political fight between California and President Donald Trump, who has lobbed
a series of critiques and
threats regarding the cost of fighting wildfires in the state.
“Billions of dollars are sent to the State of California for Forest fires that, with proper Forest Management, would never happen,”
Trump tweeted in January. “Unless they get their act together, which is unlikely, I have ordered FEMA to send no more money. It is a disgraceful situation in lives & money!”
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Of course Trump as usual makes up the funding number.
“Billions of dollars are sent to the State of California for Forest fires"