President Donald Trump has responded on Truth Social to a wastewater spill into the Potomac River that began on January 19. He blames local and state officials in Maryland and Washington, D.C., and is directing federal authorities to get involved in the recovery efforts.
“There is a massive Ecological Disaster unfolding in the Potomac River as a result of the Gross Mismanagement of Local Democrat Leaders, particularly, Governor Wes Moore, of Maryland,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “A sewer line breach in Maryland has caused millions of gallons of raw sewage to be dumped directly into the Potomac River, a result of incompetent Local and State Management of Essential Waste Management Systems.”
“This is the same Governor who cannot rebuild a Bridge. It is clear Local Authorities cannot adequately handle this calamity. Therefore, I am directing Federal Authorities to immediately provide all necessary Management, Direction, and Coordination to protect the Potomac, the Water Supply in the Capital Region, and our treasured National Resources in our Nation’s Capital City. While State and Local Authorities have failed to request needed Emergency Help, I cannot allow incompetent Local “Leadership” to turn the River in the Heart of Washington into a Disaster Zone. As we saw in the Palisades, the Democrat War on Merit has real consequences,” Trump said.
He added that “The Federal Government has no choice, but to step in. FEMA, which is currently being defunded by the Democrats, will play a key role in coordinating the response. Thank you for your attention to this matter! PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP”
This message intersected with Trump’s ongoing verbal feud with Governor Moore, and the inability to reach an agreement that would provide the necessary funding for FEMA, which is part of the Department of Homeland Security. While funding is available for projects, it is not allowed to be paid as salaries to FEMA employees, who will have to wait to get paid until after Congress reaches an agreement and ends that part of the government shutdown.
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Written by staff reporters at Just the News. Zachery Schmidt is the digital editor of The Star News Network and contributed to this story.
I thought FEMA was shut down with the rest of DHS.