Trump approves millions in FEMA aid to Idaho for storm damage

President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that Idaho will receive millions in federal aid after severe weather hit the state over the weekend. 

“I just spoke with Governor Brad Little (who has my Complete and Total Endorsement for Re-Election!), and informed him that the Great State of Idaho has been approved to be given $4.5 Million Dollars in its Disaster Declaration Request for Severe Storms, Winds, Flooding, and Landslides,” Trump said in a Truth Social post. “Thank you for your attention to this matter!”

Requests for presidential disaster declaration are submitted by state governors to the Federal Emergency Management Agency and approved by the president. 

Since Tuesday, Trump has announced FEMA aid approvals for nine states, with Florida receiving the largest amount at $415.9 million. Local Idaho agencies have spent days addressing storm damage caused by a low-pressure system from the Gulf of Alaska that brought winds over 50 mph, lightning, hail and more than an inch of rain to some areas.