Day 543

AP: disaster approvals take twice as long, and Democratic states are denied more often

An Associated Press analysis of FEMA data since 1989 finds Trump has averaged about a month and a half to approve major disaster declarations, versus about three weeks in his first term and under Biden; about 70% of his second-term approvals took at least a month. He approved 80% of requests from Republican governors and about 60% from Democratic governors. The White House says there is 'no politicization.'

From: FEMA Dismantlement — Budget Cuts, Mass Layoffs, and Destruction of Disaster Response Capacity