The Following is an official press release from The White House.
President Donald J. Trump has approved and declared an emergency exists in the District of Columbia and has initiated Article V of the Stafford Act.
President Donald J. Trump declared that an emergency exists in the District of Columbia and ordered Federal assistance to supplement the District’s response efforts due to the emergency conditions resulting from the 59th Presidential Inauguration from January 11 to January 24, 2021.
The President’s action authorizes the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), to coordinate all disaster relief efforts which have the purpose of alleviating the hardship and suffering caused by the emergency on the local population, and to provide appropriate assistance for required emergency measures, authorized under Title V of the Stafford Act, to save lives and to protect property and public health and safety, and to lessen or avert the threat of a catastrophe in the District of Columbia.
Specifically, FEMA is authorized to identify, mobilize, and provide at its discretion, equipment and resources necessary to alleviate the impacts of the emergency. Emergency protective measures, limited to direct Federal assistance, will be provided at 100 percent Federal funding.
Pete Gaynor, Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Department of Homeland Security, named Thomas J. Fargione as the Federal Coordinating Officer for Federal recovery operations in the affected area.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION MEDIA SHOULD CONTACT THE FEMA NEWS DESK AT (202) 646-3272 OR FEMA-NEWS-DESK@FEMA.DHS.GOV.
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Today, I’m ashamed of my country. I’m ashamed of “Republicans”, I’m ashamed of Big Tech, I’m ashamed of the “news”, I’m ashamed of corporations, the PGA, and so on. I’m disgusted and tired of cowering, yellow bellied sympathizers or flat out corrupt individuals. I am one person, with no platform, no voice, and certainly not someone who will reach the masses, but do I wish I could.
For more than four years, the left has been allowed to incite, pander, provoke, lie, make excuses…we’ve watched Congress use their power to do nothing to work for the American people and everything to get our President. Laying in bed with one another, BOTH SIDES, for years filled the “people’s houses” with corruption! The people in this country were either blind, on board, or told to look the other way being the bigger people. Our government has become too powerful, too big, and too emboldened! Our government feels so secure-they are above the law, above answering to the people, above accountability and responsibility.
In moderation, we’ve watched this over the years but in my lifetime I’ve never seen anything as profound, in your face injustice as we have seen over the last four to five years. The arrogance is bold and dangerous. Suddenly millions of people don’t have a voice and aren’t worthy or owed an explanation. We are beneath the dignity of THEIR office. Conservatives and even modern Democrats have been told they’ll eat the sandwich served and so far there’s nothing we can do about it and again Republicans cower and go back in their holes or defend this behavior. Again this just emboldens the left, the news, companies, etc. They are so bold, we have elected officials ignoring precedent.
Conservative America who wakes up everyday, puts on their pants, goes to work, pays their taxes, and just wants to watch their kids grow and live their lives are tired…are we tired enough?!
I watched the Presidents speech there was nothing inciting, nothing to erase his legacy, and definitely nothing for anyone to hang their head in shame over. From day one, this Presidents message has been all about this country and the people. He’s received nothing but obstruction and incompetence.
I’ve seen the posts, even prior to the election, the balls were going to drop, the corruption exposed, and those responsible will be arrested. It needs to happen, I don’t know who all has noticed but we have lost our country and more and more of it and our foundation is sold off and compromised daily. We will be lucky to ever see another Republican President, one that nots bought and paid for for appearances sake. It will take complete destruction and a country destitute.
People say the President should be ashamed, Trump supporters should be ashamed. We both are racist, inciting, homophobic, xenophobic, uneducated, unhinged people. Impeach, 25th Amendment, jail, cancel, etc. Personally I’m ashamed the balls didn’t drop, I’m ashamed we didn’t fight harder, ashamed we haven’t been loud and proud behind this President (the masses). Schumer says this is the worst thing to happen on US soil since Pearl Harbor. So it was worse than 9/11, worse than the OK bombing, the mass shootings, the shootout at the ball field involving Congress, etc. Is this really all it takes to forget the past?! Are we incapable and unwilling to use common sense and question authority, demand answers…this is our country, it’s our futures!!! With credit to this President and his team, he exhausted legal avenues, he brought his concerns to the people and to those who were supposed to be in his corner…what is the next available outlet for him or the people. He/we are being told to shut up and sit down and in a big way! Don’t tell me to vote, we did/do that. I’m not sure when the last honest election in this country actually existed! How do we get term limits and voter ID? Oh and while I don’t agree with attacking officers, I back the blue 100%, I totally agree with storming the Capital. The people inside live behind their own walls, behind their own security, guns…feel as the other half feels. I think this served as a great “reminder”, YOU STILL WORK FOR US, a message clearly forgotten. Here’s another one…if we can invade foreign lands, ask our men and women to fight and die to preserve the rights, freedoms, and institutions in other countries why are we cowering when defending our own?! WE have a right and responsibility to do so, especially those who’ve taken the oath.
I’ve watched as our 2nd Amendment is threatened. I’ve watched the 1st Amendment become non-existent. I’ve watched as we’ve been taxed to death. I’ve watched laws be made that are unconscionable, morally disgusting. I’ve watched God be stripped in everything. I’ve watched as Americans lose their business and remain locked in their homes. I could go on…but we have a right and responsibility to stand, stop apologizing and stop supporting those allow it or take part in it!! We either love this country and fight to preserve it or we cower!! #Trumpismypresident We owe this President everything. Our President has given up everything to fight this fight, this corruption. He will be lucky to be alive or not in jail. We owe him a debt we can never repay!! He’s showed you and told you what’s going on, now what do we do about it?! We are calling it out, we see it…do we just go down with the ship?
Tracy, No one cares what you think about anything. Read the bible, women are just cum dumpsters for Trumptards.
There are no Republicans or Democrats, they are two halves of the same ass. We cannot fix a fraudulent election with future elections. You do not need 10,000 National Guard to safe-guard a legitimate Inauguration, neither can you certify and illegal ballot. Joe Biden is NOT and never will our president, and apparently neither was Donald Trump.
Blake Neff, You must certainly read a different Bible than I do. Otherwise You would not show such disrespect to women. No where in the bible does it teach that. You are no doubt a left wing nut Demoncrat!
Neff, you sir, shall be just a shit stain left on the sole of the boot of liberty
Personally I believe he’s corralling all the treasonous people..And will arrest them all.
Neff. Karma.
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