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‘Frankly ridiculous’: FEMA administrator slams Trump for boosting false Helene recovery claims

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Trump falsely claimed last week that FEMA was running out of money to aid its disaster relief efforts, because the White House had used the funds "on illegal migrants coming into the country" FEMA received a $20 billion cash boost from the stopgap funding bill that Congress passed to avert a government shutdown.

"It's frankly ridiculous and just plain false," FEMA administrator Deanne Criswell said in an interview.

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English

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