Trump approves Newsom’s emergency funding request after Orange County chemical incident  

President Trump on Monday approved federal emergency funding for California following Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D) response to a toxic chemical leak that was at risk of exploding in northern Orange County.

Newsom secured the federal assistance to assist the more than 785 state and local first responders at the site of the GKN Aerospace Transparency Systems facility in Garden Grove, located south of Los Angeles.

The request’s approval will allow the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to provide support to those state and local first responders, including special equipment and other “life-saving response activities,” Newsom’s office said in a post on the social platform X.

In a separate statement, the governor said California “is mobilizing every available resource to protect impacted communities and support local response efforts.”

“We are working hand-in-hand with local officials and emergency personnel to keep people safe, support evacuations and sheltering operations, monitor environmental conditions, and ensure communities receive timely and accurate information,” he........

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