"President Donald Trump sparked a wave of anger in Colorado over the weekend when he denied federal disaster assistance to help with recovery from the state's fifth-largest fire and widespread flooding from earlier in the fall. Coloradans impacted by the Elk and Lee fires and the flooding in Southwestern Colorado deserve better than the political games President Trump is playing, Colorado Governor Jared Polis (D) said in the statement after Trump denied aid on Saturday night."
"I call on the President's better angels, and urge him to reconsider these requests. This is about the Coloradans who need this support, and we won't stop fighting for them to get what they deserve. Colorado will be appealing this decision, he added. Polis asked Trump to unlock additional federal assistance under the Stafford Act and noted that both the fires and the flooding exceeded the criteria set by FEMA for major presidential disaster declarations,"
President Trump denied federal disaster assistance for recovery from Colorado's Elk and Lee wildfires and widespread Southwestern flooding, prompting statewide anger. Governor Jared Polis urged the president to reconsider, called for unlocking Stafford Act assistance, said damage exceeded FEMA thresholds for major disaster declarations, and announced an appeal of the decision. The administration has previously delayed or withheld aid to other Democratic-led states. Senator Michael Bennet condemned the denial as unacceptable, accused the president of using Coloradans for political games, and emphasized that disasters require support regardless of the state where they occur.
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