Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Arkansas legislators urges Trump to reconsider the refusal of rescue in the event of a disaster

The Governor of Arkansas, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, and the entire GOP Congress delegation urges President Donald Trump to reconsider after the management of federal emergencies refused the state request For federal emergency services in the event of a disaster following a series of deadly storms last month.

After serious storms hit the state in mid-March, Sanders asked for relief from disasters through Fema, under what is known as a major declaration in the event of a disaster. The request has been refused.

“As Governor Sanders noted in his request, these storms have caused catastrophic damage through the State, resulting in disastrous quantities of debris, a general destruction of houses and businesses, the death of three Arkansans and injuries of the Gop’s house”, “the two Republican state senators and four members of the Gop House,” Written in a letter of April 21 to Trump. “Given the cumulative impact and the extent of the destruction of these serious meteorological events, federal aid is vital to ensure that communities of state and local have the necessary capacities to rebuild.”

This is not the first time that FEMA recently refused state requests. Earlier this month, Democratic Governor Bob Ferguson, of Washington, said that FEMA had denied the request for aid in the event of a federal disaster of its state from a “bomb cyclone” which criticized the state last November.

“This is another disturbing example of the federal government to retain funding,” said Ferguson in a declaration. “The Washington communities have been waiting for months for the resources they have to fully recover from the devastating storms last winter, and this decision will be used.” We will call. “

Fema too refused a request From the Democratic Governor of North Carolina, Josh Stein, to extend federal funding 100% for the abolition of debris related to the devastating hurricane last fall beyond an initial 180-day calendar.

However, the situation in Arkansas marks the first time that the Republicans have publicly rejected a refusal of the FEMA rescue requests.

Sanders was a press secretary of the White House during Trump’s first term.

ABC News asked FEMA comments on the reasons why the Arkansas request was refused.

During a visit in January in certain parts of North Carolina, still beaten by Helene, Trump strongly criticized FEMA and the suggested states could better manage help in the event of a disaster than the federal government.

“You want to use your condition to repair it and not waste time calling fema,” he said. “And then the FEMA arrives here and they do not know the region. They have never been in the region, and they want to give you rules that you have never heard of. They want to bring people who are not as good as the people you already have. And FEMA has proven to be a disaster.”

In January, Trump published a decree creating an examination council to examine the agency and make recommendations to revise it.

Jack Moore of ABC News contributed to this report.