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Donald Trump’s Project 2025 would raise the FEMA threshold for disaster declarations, eliminate direct lending from the SBA to aid businesses impacted by disasters, and effectively privatize the National Weather Service.

It’s adorable, then, that Trump, in addition to staging a photo-op on Monday in Valdosta, Ga., one of dozens of communities in the southeast devastated by the remnants of Hurricane Helene, is trying to use the storm as a political weapon against Vice President Kamala Harris.

AFP editor Chris Graham discusses Trump’s political attack, and his own weakness on disaster response from his term in the White House.

Video: Trump tries to play politics with disaster


 
 

 




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Chris Graham

Chris Graham is the founder and editor of Augusta Free Press. A 1994 alum of the University of Virginia, Chris is the author and co-author of seven books, including Poverty of Imagination, a memoir published in 2019. For his commentaries on news, sports and politics, go to his YouTube page, TikTok, BlueSky, or subscribe to his Street Knowledge podcast. Email Chris at [email protected]. Support AFP by signing up for our newsletter and/or powering our work with a one-time or monthly contribution.

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