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on Friday once again made it clear that he wants wildfire-ravaged California to bend to his demands if residents want to see any federal disaster aid.
“I want two things: I want voter ID for the people of California. They all want it. Right now you don’t have voter ID,” Trump said Friday, as he toured parts of North Carolina still reeling from the effects of Hurricane Helene.Trump added: “And I want the water to be released, and they’re going to get a lot of help from the U.S.”
California’s left-leaning voters and Democratic leadership are one of Trump’s favorite punching bags; he has not made any suggestion that future aid to conservative-leaning states be hinged on political demands., and do harm in the process. Research shows that voter ID laws disproportionately impact certain demographics who are less likely to have an acceptable ID, such as elderly and Black voters.
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