World news – President Donald Trump declares a state of emergency in D.C.

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President Donald Trump has approved the declaration of a state of emergency for DC after the Capitol mayhem, Your Content learned.

« Today President Donald J. Trump announced an emergency exists in the District of Columbia and ordered federal assistance to supplement the district’s response efforts to the emergency conditions resulting from the 59th inauguration of the president from January 11th to January 24th, 2021.  » The White House said in a release Monday night.

« The action of the President empowers the Department of Homeland Security of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to coordinate all disaster relief efforts aimed at alleviating the difficulties and suffering of the emergency caused by the local population and providing adequate assistance to To take the necessary emergency measures approved under Title V of the Stafford Act to save lives and property, public health and safety, and to reduce or avert the risk of a disaster in the District of Columbia.

« In particular FEMA has the authority, in its sole discretion, to identify, mobilize, and deploy the equipment and resources necessary to mitigate the impact of the emergency. Emergency response measures that are limited to direct federal aid are provided 100 percent from federal funds.

« Pete Gaynor, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) administrator for the Department of Homeland Security, appointed Thomas J. Fargione as federal coordinator for federal recovery operations in the affected area. »

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