Biden: Disaster Declaration For Texas Was Delayed Because I Couldn’t Get In Touch With State Leaders

The Texas Tribune reports:

Texas is receiving federal aid for Hurricane Beryl later than needed because state leaders were slow to request an official disaster declaration from the White House, President Joe Biden told the Houston Chronicle Tuesday.

With Gov. Greg Abbott out of the country on an economic development trip in Asia, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has served as acting governor amid the storm, making him responsible for putting in the state’s request for aid.

A White House spokesperson told the Chronicle that officials had tried multiple times to reach Abbott and Patrick, and Biden said he only connected with Patrick Tuesday, after which he issued the disaster declaration.

Read the full article. Abbott and Patrick claim Biden is lying.  

President Joe Biden told the Houston Chronicle on Tuesday that Texas is receiving federal aid for Hurricane Beryl later than needed because state leaders were slow to request an official disaster declaration from the White House. https://t.co/NUKD9zKyuC

— Texas Tribune (@TexasTribune) July 9, 2024