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Trump Threatens Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf: I’ll Withhold Federal Aid Because You Didn’t Help My Campaign

10/26/2020 Rachel Kennedy 2020 Elections 0

President Donald Trump escalated his attacks on Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf on Monday, threatening to not come to the state’s aid as the deadly COVID-19 pandemic continues to plague it. “So Tom Wolf, next time give us a little notice, governor,” Trump said Monday at the Allentown rally appearance, claiming “your governor made it almost impossible for us to find any site” for the event. “And I’ll remember it, Tom. I’m going to remember it, Tom. ‘Hello, Mr. President, this is Gov. Wolf, I need help, I need help.’ You know what? These people are bad.”

Source: The Daily Beast and Mediaite

Hey @madrid_mike @ProjectLincoln – Trump's final argument in PA is "if I win, and people in this state need federal help, I'm gonna tell pennsylvania to drop dead." Trump literally just told the whole state – Trump fans, Biden supporters, non voters -they will suffer if he wins. https://t.co/81nBCfCDF0
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) October 26, 2020

It is not normal for the president to call for politicized, baseless investigations of election fraud based on hunches and via social media https://t.co/ntZ1UO3xDA
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 25, 2020

"I'll remember it, Tom… 'hello Mr President, this is Gov. Wolf, I need help'" — Trump suggests he won't provide help to PA if Gov. Tom Wolf calls & asks for it because he's mad that Wolf is taking basic public health precautions to slow the spread of coronavirus. #QuidProQuo pic.twitter.com/FVsqnIBuHx
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 26, 2020