On Friday, the request for federal assistance to help pay for the recovery from a half-dozen of those fires spun up a tornado of its own. ADADBut President Trump reversed the decision a few hours later after a direct appeal from Gov. “Just got off the phone with President Trump who has approved our Major Disaster Declaration request,” Newsom said in a statement Friday afternoon. ADEarlier this week, Trump tweeted a typical attack on the Golden State: “People are fleeing California. ADNewsom did not specify how much federal aid the state needs, because the total damage is still being assessed.

Source: Washington Post October 16, 2020 08:03 UTC