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Trump Again Rejects Colorado Amid Accusations of Playing Politics with Disaster Aid
Colorado officials say the denials will block FEMA aid and hazard mitigation support for communities facing $40 million in wildfire and flood damage.
- On Monday, the Trump administration denied Colorado's two appeals for major disaster declarations, blocking federal aid for rural communities recovering from historic wildfires and flooding.
- The decision follows wildfires that scorched more than 137,000 acres in Rio Blanco County last August and southwestern floods causing more than $13 million in infrastructure damage.
- Democratic Governor Jared Polis called the rejection "incredibly disappointing," marking the first time in 35 years Colorado has been denied federal assistance for a major disaster declaration.
- Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet labeled the move "callous," warning that rural Coloradans would be "footing the bill" in recovery efforts.
- Analysis by the Urban Institute shows nearly 84% of disaster requests from states that voted for Trump were approved in his second term, compared to about 42% for states supporting Kamala Harris.
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Trump again rejects Colorado request for disaster aid amid accusations of playing politics
The decision was consistent with the president’s approval of major disaster aid to Republican-leaning states at about twice the rate he approves aid requests from Democratic ones.
COLORADO, (KTLO)-- For the first time in 35 years, the federal government denied two disaster relief proposals to Colorado. The first was for the Elk and Lee fires, which burned approximately 137,000 acres in Rio Blanco County last August and caused around $27 million in damages. The second was for flooding that occurred last October. The post Colorado Denied Financial Aid by Federal Government appeared first on KRDO.
Trump administration denies fire and flood disaster assistance for Colorado
Crews drop fire retardant on the southern end of the Lee Fire, as seen in a photo posted Aug. 10, 2025. (Elk and Lee Fire Information Facebook)The Trump administration notified Colorado Gov. Jared Polis Monday that it denied two disaster declaration appeals, which would have opened up federal funding to support wildfire and flood recovery in the state. Polis, a Democrat, asked the Federal Emergency Management Agency to issue major disaster decla…
Colorado Sun
The JournalRural Coloradans will not receive federal aid after last year’s historic wildfires, floods
Communities in western Colorado asked for relief for damage including destruction of major electric transmission lines serving oil and gas operations in the Piceance Basin
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