White House rejects Maryland's request for disaster assistance after flooding in May, Gov. Moore says

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8. Trump denies disaster assistance for Western Maryland

Trump denies disaster assistance for Western Maryland

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WESTERNPORT — For a poor, rural county where nearly 70% of voters helped put Donald Trump back in the White House, the president’s denial of federal disaster help is especially painful.

Westernport Administrator Laura Freeman-Legge and the town’s mayor, Judy Hamilton, were in a meeting with Gov. Wes Moore’s office and the Maryland Department of Emergency Management on Wednesday when they got the bad news.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency denied disaster assistance for local areas, including Westernport and George’s Creek, that were ravaged by floodwaters in May.

No reason for the denial was available Wednesday.

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