FEMA slams Merkley for saying disaster funds went to ICE

Another day, another EXPOSED DEMOCRAT LIE.


Democrat Senator Jeff Merkel of Oregon , came out yesterday and claimed that $10,000,000 was "taken from FEMA and given to ICE"...


Yes...the EEEEEEVIL ICE. He then went on to blame racism, border security, Trump, the usual lineup pf leftbull****.


Only problem with his claim?


IT WAS A COMPLETE LIE.


In addition, his office SHOWED NO CONCERN OVER HIS LIE(s) , when contacted by FEMA to get the facts straight:





FEMA slams Merkley for saying disaster funds went to ICE


A Federal Emergency Management Agency spokesperson on Wednesday slammed Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., for saying the Department of Homeland Security agency transferred nearly $10 million from FEMA to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to help with the costs of detaining illegal immigrants, instead of using the money for emergency relief efforts.

"After calling @SenJeffMerkley staff to inform them of the facts surrounding @FEMA budget we were told 'It’s a TV hit, you take it where you can' — regardless of the facts?" FEMA spokeswoman Jenny Burke wrote on Twitter Wednesday.

On Tuesday evening, Merkley released documents he said indicated FEMA sent $9.8 million to ICE this month. Merkley claimed it was to fund housing and detention centers for illegal immigrants.

But a DHS official on Wednesday said in a written statement the $9.8 million of additional funds in FEMA's operations account was transferred to a different agency because congressional appropriations rules prevented that pot of money from being repurposed for disaster relief.








https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/...merkley-for-saying-disaster-funds-went-to-ice

And look how the faithful moronic partisan hacks, ate the hook line and sinker, as usual.

Slingshot Bob said:

And look how the faithful moronic partisan hacks, ate the hook line and sinker, as usual.

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I can't blame people for believing a senator on something like that. I do however have plenty of criticism for everyone in the media not calling him out for it and making sure their audience knows he is a liar.

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trouble13 said:

I can't blame people for believing a senator on something like that. I do however have plenty of criticism for everyone in the media not calling him out for it and making their audience knows he is a liar.

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While I agree, everything ANY politician say's is to be taken with a big lump of rock salt.

Another Anti-Trump lie. Pathetic lot.

There are people who still gullible enough to believe things this administration says?

The AP reported Wednesday that according to the office of Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont, DHS notified Congress on June 30 that it wanted to transfer $200 million from other agencies to ICE, including the funds from FEMA. Leahy, the ranking Democrat on the Senate Appropriations Committee, said the transfer was approved by the Republican subcommittee chairs and no Democrats signed off on it.

The transfers occurred in August. Ur Jaddou, director of DHS Watch, called the reshuffling of funds an example of "upside down priorities."

Jaddou said the document suggests the Trump administration would rather separate families "and detain and deport parents [than] prepare for hurricanes."

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https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/im...-other-programs-ice-migrant-detention-n909016