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March 8, 2019
Alabama tornado Is Donald Trump playing politics with disaster relief
By molly cruz
Because Trump has directed pointed criticism of disaster recovery at California and Puerto Rico, critics question if he's playing favorites.The president claimed last fall, without evidence, that Puerto Rico was planning to use federal disaster money to pay off its debt. Since then the administration has repeatedly considered tapping into disaster funds, including to help pay for the president's proposed wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, but ha ...
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Because Trump has directed pointed criticism of disaster recovery at California and Puerto Rico, critics question if he's playing favorites.
The president claimed last fall, without evidence, that Puerto Rico was planning to use federal disaster money to pay off its debt. Since then the administration has repeatedly considered tapping into disaster funds, including to help pay for the president's proposed wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, but has faced resistance in Congress.