Trump said he has approved federal disaster aid for Iowa after a hurricane-force storm hit last week, causing widespread damage in towns and destroying millions of acres of farmland
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds said on Sunday she requested about $4 billion in emergency funds following the Aug. 10 storm.
“I just approved an emergency declaration for Iowa,” Trump told reporters at the White House before departing on a trip to the Midwest. “It really did a lot of damage,” he said of the storm.Trump, who is scheduled to speak on Monday in Minnesota and Wisconsin, said he aimed to visit Iowa.Media reports said the storm caused at least three deaths in Iowa. Winds as high as 100 miles per hour hit eastern Nebraska, Iowa, Wisconsin and parts of Illinois.
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks after signing executive orders for economic relief during a news conference amid the spread of the coronavirus disease , at his golf resort in Bedminster, New Jersey, U.S., August 8, 2020. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts The storm affected 58,000 holders of crop-insurance policies with a liability of around $6 billion in Iowa, according to the Iowa Soybean Association.
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