Biden Vows to Fully Cover Los Angeles Wildfire Recovery as Trump Spreads Despicable Disinformation
President Joe Biden vowed to increase the federal government's funding to assist fighting the wildfires in Los Angeles "to 100%" as Donald Trump spreads disinformation.
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President Joe Biden vowed on Thursday that the federal government would fully cover the costs of wildfire recovery to “100%.”
“I’m announcing that the federal government will cover 100% of the cost for 180 days,” the President announced from the White House.
After California Governor Gavin Newsom asked for federal funding to be authorized to 90%, Biden said he would authorize it to 100% and added, “I told the governor and local officials, spare no expense to do what they need to do and contain these fires and in their communities that are really been devastated.”
Biden also pledged to use the full power of the federal government to help Southern California, including sending over 400 federal firefighters, more than 30 firefighting helicopters and planes and eight Department of Defense C-130…
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