Trump published an item to his social media platform on Wednesday afternoon, announcing that he’d personally approved $2.5 million in disaster aid for Missouri.
Ordinarily, that wouldn’t have been especially notable as a national news story, but the context matters.
The Republican went on to reference the “incredible Patriots” in the GOP stronghold.
Just one minute later, Trump published a follow-up item, touting his approval of $15 million for Nebraska.
President Donald Trump approved major disaster declarations for Alaska, Nebraska, North Dakota and the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe late Wednesday, while denying requests from Vermont, Illinois and Maryland and leaving other states still waiting for answers.
Around the same time, Trump also denied a major disaster declaration for Vermont — a state he lost by 31 points — which suffered significant flooding damage in July.
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