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The administration rejected California’s request for disaster aid for major wildfires on October 16, then reversed course the same day after the denial sparked immediate backlash. It was a rare and politically radioactive move in the middle of a catastrophic fire season, and it reinforced the impression that disaster policy was being filtered through Trump’s grudges before being corrected by reality.
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The administration rejected California’s request for disaster aid for major wildfires on October 16, then reversed course the same day after the denial sparked immediate backlash. It was a rare and politically radioactive move in the middle of a catastrophic fire season, and it reinforced the impression that disaster policy was being filtered through Trump’s grudges before being corrected by reality.
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The administration rejected California’s request for disaster aid for major wildfires on October 16, then reversed course the same day after the denial sparked immediate backlash. It was a rare and politically radioactive move in the middle of a catastrophic fire season, and it reinforced the impression that disaster policy was being filtered through Trump’s grudges before being corrected by reality.
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