More than 240 million gallons of raw sewage has spilled into the Potomac River since a pipe burst last month, and the lackluster response of […] Source
More than 240 million gallons of raw sewage has spilled into the Potomac River since a pipe burst last month, and the lackluster response of […] Source
Besty Nichols, Potomac Riverkeeper Network president, joins "Katie Pavlich Tonight" discuss the consequences a month on from a wastewater spill into the waterway.
Trump highlighted that if the government does get involved, then it comes amid the Department of Homeland Security shutdown, which operates FEMA, but that he was committed to helping fix it.
Here's what to know about a major wastewater spill into the Potomac River.
'Gross mismanagement of local Democrat leaders'
A D.C. utility had been working for weeks to repair a collapsed sewer line when the president blamed Maryland’s governor for the contamination on Monday.
'The President has his facts wrong—again'
TRUMP DEPLOYS FEMA TO HELP CLEAN UP THE POO-TOMAC RIVER ... DONALD TRUMP: There is a massive Ecological Disaster unfolding in the Potomac River as a result of the Gross Mismanagement of Local Democrat Leaders, particularly, Governor Wes Moore, of Maryland.
President Trump sparked a blame game over the massive sewage spill into the Potomac River, attacking Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D), who in turn blamed the feds. Why it matters: The major sewage pipe that burst on Jan. 19 caused one of the worst raw sewage spills in U.S. history. The big picture: Trump directed FEMA to assist in the cleanup on Monday afternoon after denouncing state and local officials for not requesting help, but Moore said the federal government had failed to act over the spill. What they're saying: "There is a massive Ecological Disaster unfolding in the Potomac River as a result of the Gross Mismanagement of Local Democrat Leaders, particularly, Governor Wes Moore, of Maryland," Trump posted on Truth Social . - "It is…
President Trump sparked a blame game over the massive sewage spill into the Potomac River, attacking Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D), who in turn blamed the feds. Why it matters: The major sewage pipe that burst on Jan. 19 caused one of the worst raw sewage spills in U.S. history. The big picture: Trump directed FEMA to assist in the cleanup on Monday afternoon after denouncing state and local officials for not requesting help, but Moore said the federal government had failed to act over the spill. What they're saying: "There is a massive Ecological Disaster unfolding in the Potomac River as a result of the Gross Mismanagement of Local Democrat Leaders, particularly, Governor Wes Moore, of Maryland," Trump posted on Truth Social . - "It is…Open