President Donald Trump’s administration has reversed course and approved a previously rejected California application for disaster relief funds to clean up damage from six recent wildfires.
Gov. Gavin Newsom said in a statement Friday that he had just got off the phone with Trump who approved the major disaster declaration.
The White House earlier said the Federal Emergency Management Agency rejected the request because it was not supported by data needed for approval.
Newsom has already declared a statewide emergency due to the widespread fires and extreme weather conditions and signed an executive order to streamline recovery efforts in communities impacted by the devastating fires.
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