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Maryland Governor Wes Moore says he’s taking legal action against Donald Trump after the president denied federal disaster assistance to his state following devastating May floods.

“It’s an insult to Marylanders and the community still suffering in the aftermath of this storm,” Moore said in a video, responding to the Trump administration’s decision to block aid from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

Despite Maryland meeting FEMA’s “longstanding set of critia,” Moore said the Trump administration claimed the request for aid was “not warranted.”

Western Maryland is still recovering from massive storm damage that destroyed homes and businesses.

But the Trump Administration has denied our request for disaster assist

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