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Let's take a look right here at the letter from FEMA that they sent right here to Governor Beshear. Let's just look. Let's look at source documents. This is like the letter that Arkansas got that Georgia got. Just so you go, Just so you know, I'm not blowing smoke here, right this is what the letter that Kentucky got in North Carolina got when it comes to the hurricane. Dear Governor Bashir, this is in response to your February 17, 2025 request for a major disaster declaration for the Commonwealth of Kentucky as a result of severe storms, straight line winds, flooding, landslides and mudslides during the period of February 14th to March 7th, 2025. You specifically requested individual assistance for 22 counties, public assistance for 69 counties, and hazard mitigation for for the entire Commonwealth. This pause there for a second to the letter was sent on February 17, 2025. The Trump regime is first responding April 22, 2025. That don't sound government efficiency to me. It goes on to talk about how the February 24, 2025 major disaster declaration and subsequent amendments authorized individual assistance for 16 counties and then goes on to talk about what it's doing. The impact to individual households and the infrastructure was significant. However, based on the results of the joint preliminary damage assessment, it has been determined that the impact to the individuals and households in Butler, Franklin, Knox, Laurel, Lawrence and Whitley counties is not of the severity and magnitude that warrant their designations under the individual assistance program. And then it goes on to talk about how, therefore, your request is denied. These denials may be appealed, but you can see the source document yourself. That's the letter that they received. Now you want to take a look at some of the other letters that were out there as well. Here's the letter that they got in Georgia in response to Governor Kemp. Here it is right here. FEMA February 12, 2025. Dear Governor Kemp, this is in response to your January 24, 2025 request for an extension to the cost share waiver under the major disaster FEMA dash 4830 dash Dr. That was declared on September 30, 2024, due to Hurricane Colleen. You specifically requested an extension of the 100% federal cost share for debris removal and emergency protective measures, including direct Federal Assistance, to 100 days. And you reiterated your request for an increase in the federal cost share for permanent work to 90%. And it says, based on our review of all the information available, it has been determined that the increased level of funding you have requested for the major disaster is not warranted. Therefore, I must inform you that your request for more federal funding is denied. Okay. That was the letter that Georgia got. And then in North Carolina they got a similar letter right here. Here was letter that they got in North Carolina. Dear Governor Stein, you can read it yourself. It follows the same format. Based on all of our review of all information available, it has been determined that the increased level of funding you have requested for the major disaster is not warranted. Therefore, I must inform you that the debris removal is hereby denied, denied, denied, denied, denied, denied. Now, I think when I share that with you, it's also worth me just contrasting that to how former President Biden handled things here. So let me just share with you how former President Biden handled things. So here's former President Biden talking about how for him, he was honored to approve that FEMA gave, for example, Texas $13 billion in $13 billion in three years in disaster relief. As he said, when disasters strike, there's no red state or blue state Where I come from, this is who was once running the United States of America, someone with compa. And this is the person who the media and lots of people tore down. This person here, play this clip.

Joe Biden (11:34)

And anyway, since I took office, FEMA's provided Texas alone over $13 billion, $13 billion in three years in disaster relief after fires and winter storms across this state when disaster strike. There's no red state or blue state where I come from. They're just communities and families looking for help. So we're standing with everyone, everyone affected by these wildfires. We're going to continue to help you respond and recover.

Ben (12:01)

Now, you'll recall as former President Biden was giving Georgia, North Carolina, all the states impacted by Hurricane Helene, Biden gave them anything. They asked for extensions. You named it. He picked up the phone, said, done. Governors, you know your state better than I do. Tell me what you want, you've got what you want. All of the governor said that. Governor Kemp said, I got approved immediately. Every governor said right away we got what we needed. What did Trump do during the campaign? That corporate news media, by and large, I don't want to lump everyone together because there were people calling it out. But by and large, what was corporate media doing? They were said they were not talking about Donald Trump, lying. So Trump would say FEMA screwed all of you. This is Trump speaking in Pennsylvania. This is a speech in Scranton. So FEMA screwed you. They screwed the people of North Carolina. FEMA stole your money. When I was in charge, FEMA was great. We had tremendous success with FEMA. But Biden, they were only giving you 7:50 and they're screwing you. Okay? Which was a lie. Biden gave an initial 750 to everyone right away. And then additional relief, just 7:50 without even asking questions. You got. And then FEMA had all of its programs and then FEMA was working with the states right away, giving them 100% assistance on everything. But Trump and this whole MAGA ecosystem here in the United States lied about it, pushed this deluge, this tsunami of lies, as though Biden's FEMA wasn't helping the people. This is what Trump said during the campaign. I'm not going to show you. I could show you 20 clips of him saying, they're stealing your money, they're giving you money to the immigrants. I'll show you one clip just so I can bring out the receipts. Let's play it.

Joe Biden (13:42)

Everything will be beautiful once I take office. Everything is good. They spent all their funds. They have no funds to take care they have no funds, they have no workers, they have no. Nothing funded fema. We had such a good fema. We had. FEMA was great under Trump that I can tell you we had tremendous success.

Ben (14:03)

Okay, folks, let me go back to what former President Biden said to conclude this video. When it comes to disaster, it's not a red state thing or a blue state thing, okay? You help Americans in need. That's what the purpose of a government is for. For Donald Trump, a government is by the bullies for the oligarchs. For Trump, government is a tool to make rich people richer, not to actually do governing at all. And that's what one of the things that pissed me off the most about this is how corporate news tries to present the issues I just presented to you. Well, the Democrats think this and Republicans think that, and then we get a split screen and then you fight. And then you fight and duke it out. Everybody and everybody else. Then we cut to a commercial break. No, we are Americans, damn it. And the federal government, when there's disasters, is supposed to step up and to help we the people. The federal government's not supposed to inflict pain and suffering, disappear people, torture people, make people feel like crap. They want us to believe that that's what the government is so that in our suffering, we avoid, we run away and we don't stop this fascist authoritarian regime. Do not run away. We need to be aware of what's going on. And that's why we've created the Midas Touch Network to share. To share this information, to make it accessible to read for you the letters so you can see for yourself. He screwed the people in Arkansas. You go through some of these states. People in Kentucky voted for 64.5% of the vote. People in Arkansas, 64.2% of the vote. Georgia, 50.7% of the vote. North Carolina, 50.9% of the vote. For Trump. For Trump to. To ruin their lives. Come on, people. Hit subscribe. Let's get to 5 million subscribers. Thanks for watching.

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