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(8,252 posts) Sat Nov 10, 2018, 01:29 PM Nov 2018

Trump threatens to pull California federal funding over wildfires

https://www.axios.com/trump-threatens-to-pull-state-funding-over-california-wildfires-08648599-04a2-4e3f-87a9-9764010df504.html

Typical... President of the United States kicks a US State while they're down.

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Trump threatens to pull California federal funding over wildfires (Original Post) In It to Win It Nov 2018 OP

Funding starts with the House which will wasupaloopa Nov 2018 #1

Gee...no mention of the fact we haven't had rain since May unitedwethrive Nov 2018 #2

The asshole already pulled funding for federal forestry management--which is the bulk catbyte Nov 2018 #3

Well, since what California sends is more than they get back angstlessk Nov 2018 #4

+1 Tom Rivers Nov 2018 #6

He wants to pull funding because California will never support him. MineralMan Nov 2018 #5

wasupaloopa

(4,516 posts)

1. Funding starts with the House which will

Reply to In It to Win It (Original post)

Sat Nov 10, 2018, 01:31 PM

Nov 2018

be in Dem control

unitedwethrive

(1,997 posts)

2. Gee...no mention of the fact we haven't had rain since May

Reply to In It to Win It (Original post)

Sat Nov 10, 2018, 01:33 PM

Nov 2018

It is almost as if he doesn’t like California for some reason.

catbyte

(34,393 posts)

3. The asshole already pulled funding for federal forestry management--which is the bulk

Reply to In It to Win It (Original post)

Sat Nov 10, 2018, 01:33 PM

Nov 2018

of forested land in CA. the state owns what, like 2% or so? What a goddamned idiot.

angstlessk

(11,862 posts)

4. Well, since what California sends is more than they get back

Reply to In It to Win It (Original post)

Sat Nov 10, 2018, 01:35 PM

Nov 2018

maybe just stop sending money to the fed?

Tom Rivers

(459 posts)

6. +1

Reply to angstlessk (Reply #4)

Sat Nov 10, 2018, 01:40 PM

Nov 2018

Cali, NY, Connecticut, etc. need to stop funding the welfare red states.

MineralMan

(146,316 posts)

5. He wants to pull funding because California will never support him.

Reply to In It to Win It (Original post)

Sat Nov 10, 2018, 01:38 PM

Nov 2018

He's just feeling hurt by that, and when Trump hurts, he harms others. That's his way.

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