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Botany

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7. So the pipe broke on 1/19 and on 2/22 Trump talks about "getting some help" to the problem w/FEMA?

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sun Feb 22, 2026, 10:19 AM

19 hrs ago

But on 1/24 D.C. already had it fixed temporarily with a patch and the long term fix has to
do with replacing the section of bad pipe that can be done by D.C. City Workers and or
a private contractor. FEMA is not needed for this job.

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Trump approves FEMA role in repair of collapsed DC sewer pipe [View all] BumRushDaShow Yesterday OP

Hopefully FEMA does not make it worse. SunSeeker Yesterday #1

Who probably also needs to be involved BumRushDaShow 21 hrs ago #3

3 more years until we can flush the raw sewage out of the Whitehouse. cstanleytech 22 hrs ago #2

FEMA can spend all it wants when it's in Trmp's back yard. Elsewhere ... different story. nt eppur_se_muova 20 hrs ago #4

Thought the same. Hope22 20 hrs ago #5

Ooh! DC wins the golden ticket. They get to have their sewer lines repaired. travelingthrulife 19 hrs ago #6

So the pipe broke on 1/19 and on 2/22 Trump talks about "getting some help" to the problem w/FEMA? Botany 19 hrs ago #7

I know it was hard for him to do considering how he's turned Washington into a big fascist sewer. mdbl 15 hrs ago #8