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President Trump forced governors to flatter him and ask 'nicely' to get vital federal disaster aid, a new book says
Oh mighty one, whose shillelagh is legendary among men and women alike, your humble servant beseech you for federal disaster aid?!!
The revelations are made in an upcoming book, "This Will Not Pass: Trump, Biden, and the Battle for America's Future," by New York Times reporters Jonathan Martin and Alex Burns, according to The Independent.
In the book, Maryland Governor Larry Hogan, a Republican, said Trump told governors who wanted aid: "You have to call and ask me nicely."
Hogan claimed that Trump had a policy in which only Texas and Florida, two states with governors Trump considered close allies, would be given federal aid when needed without question.
Governor Ned Lamont of Connecticut, a Democrat, recounted a similar experience, The Independent reported.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/president-trump-forced-governors-flatter-110026571.html
Oh mighty one, whose shillelagh is legendary among men and women alike, your humble servant beseech you for federal disaster aid?!!
- Trump made governors beg him personally for federal aid after natural disasters, a new book claims.
- Two governors described Trump saying he would authorize aid if he was asked "nicely."
- The revelations are made in an upcoming book by two New York Times reporters.
The revelations are made in an upcoming book, "This Will Not Pass: Trump, Biden, and the Battle for America's Future," by New York Times reporters Jonathan Martin and Alex Burns, according to The Independent.
In the book, Maryland Governor Larry Hogan, a Republican, said Trump told governors who wanted aid: "You have to call and ask me nicely."
Hogan claimed that Trump had a policy in which only Texas and Florida, two states with governors Trump considered close allies, would be given federal aid when needed without question.
Governor Ned Lamont of Connecticut, a Democrat, recounted a similar experience, The Independent reported.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/president-trump-forced-governors-flatter-110026571.html