“FEMA only helps blue states! Red states get ignored!”

What You Say

FEMA disaster declarations follow statutory criteria — not Twitter polls. After Hurricane Helene, fact-checkers documented equal federal response regardless of state politics. What does vary: whether governors accept federal climate science, invest in resilience, and stop blocking aid votes in Congress. Disaster relief shouldn't be a loyalty test — but that's what happens when you elect arsonists to the fire department.