Trump Pulls Sneaky 180 After MAGA Rips Him on Disaster Aid Condition

Source: The New Republic

Trump Pulls Sneaky 180 After MAGA Rips Him on Disaster Aid Condition

Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Tue, August 5, 2025 at 11:02 AM EDT
3 min read

Deciding to condition FEMA aid on support for Israel has not panned out well for the Trump administration.

Grant orders issued by the agency directed states and cities to certify that they would not avoid or end “commercial relations specifically with Israeli companies” while receiving the federal disaster relief funds, Reuters reported Monday, citing official notices it had obtained. But in the wake of the news, fierce bipartisan backlash effectively forced the White House to nix the operation.

MAGA influencers including Candace Owens, Nick Fuentes, and Matt Walsh came out in staunch opposition to the effort, accusing Donald Trump of failing to put “America first.”

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Hours after initial reports broke about the conditioned aid, the Department of Homeland Security issued a statement insisting that “there is NO FEMA requirement tied to Israel in any current NOFO.”

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