A tale of two tornado outbreaks

[mamooth]

So, Trump's first little crisis, and he dropped the ball.

Recent Georgia tornado outbreak:

Officials beg Trump to send help after storms kill 20 across the South
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Desperate officials pleaded with President Donald Trump to send federal assistance Monday after at least 20 people were killed by storms and tornadoes that caused devastation authorities likened to the impact of a nuclear blast.

"I'm asking President Trump to cut through the red tape and get people on the damned ground here," he said.
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Contrast it with May 20, 2013, Oklahoma:

President Obama Responds to the Tornadoes in Oklahoma
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As the President told Governor Fallin tonight, the administration — through FEMA — is committed to providing all the assistance it can to Oklahoma as the response effort unfolds. Already, FEMA has deployed an Incident Management Assistance Team, Urban Search & Rescue Teams, and an Medical Emergency Response Support Team to provide resources to hard-hit areas in Oklahoma.
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Now, wait for it ... "But Obama left FEMA a mess!". Except he didn't. FEMA is fine. It just doesn't have any senior leadership at the moment. Hence, President Trump needed to step up and give the orders. That's part of the job description. He didn't. He was too obsessed with talking about crowd size.

You get the government you vote for.

 

[DarkFury]

So, Trump's first little crisis, and he dropped the ball.

Recent Georgia tornado outbreak:

Officials beg Trump to send help after storms kill 20 across the South
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Desperate officials pleaded with President Donald Trump to send federal assistance Monday after at least 20 people were killed by storms and tornadoes that caused devastation authorities likened to the impact of a nuclear blast.

"I'm asking President Trump to cut through the red tape and get people on the damned ground here," he said.
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Contrast it with May 20, 2013, Oklahoma:

President Obama Responds to the Tornadoes in Oklahoma
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As the President told Governor Fallin tonight, the administration — through FEMA — is committed to providing all the assistance it can to Oklahoma as the response effort unfolds. Already, FEMA has deployed an Incident Management Assistance Team, Urban Search & Rescue Teams, and an Medical Emergency Response Support Team to provide resources to hard-hit areas in Oklahoma.
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Now, wait for it ... "But Obama left FEMA a mess!". Except he didn't. FEMA is fine. It just doesn't have any senior leadership at the moment. Hence, President Trump needed to step up and give the orders. That's part of the job description. He didn't. He was too obsessed with talking about crowd size.

You get the government you vote for.

Well IF democrats were not holding up his FEMA director maybe he could!

 

[Missourian]

In this Sunday, Jan. 22, 2017, photo, a man walks through debris at a home that was damaged by severe weather in Adel, Ga. (AP Photo/Branden Camp)


The federal government took an initial step Tuesday to approve an emergency request for assistance for the first of a wave of storms that killed at least 15 people in south Georgia and five more across the region, according to Albany officials.

Gov Nathan Deal’s office said it was waiting to hear back from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. An Albany spokesman initially said FEMA has confirmed it will receive federal help after the Jan. 2 storms, which caused $50 million in damage, but Deal’s office said that was inaccurate.

FEMA’s decision would free up more funding and resources for the storm-ravaged area, and it comes after south Georgia officials and residents implored the federal government for more help with the recovery from the deadly storms.

Albany aims for help from FEMA for storms
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Who was President on January 2nd? And there is STILL no help TWENTY TWO DAYS LATER!!!

So apparently FEMA is not "fine"...it's fucked up just like everything else Obama touched.

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[mamooth]

Who was President on January 2nd? And there is STILL no help TWENTY TWO DAYS LATER!!!

Localized tornado, handled by the locals. Financial assistance requests. Different things.

Well IF democrats were not holding up his FEMA director maybe he could!

Tough to hold up a nominee that doesn't exist. This shows that there is no nominee for FEMA director.

Donald Trump nominations list – New White House administration

 

[Missourian]

Who was President on January 2nd? And there is STILL no help TWENTY TWO DAYS LATER!!!

Localized tornado, handled by the locals. Financial assistance requests. Different things.

Nope, sorry...same-same.

Tornadoes, Severe Thunderstorms and Flooding Rain Impacted the South to Start 2017

20 people died in this storm outbreak...as many as the storms you are referencing.