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FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Kickoff into President Trump's Second term. The president is operating astatine blistering speed, from a whirlwind of enforcement orders to DOGE.
But reactions to the archetypal 100 days of the medication couldn't beryllium much astatine odds.
"Trump is doing precisely what helium said helium was going to do," says Nathan Magsig, Fresno County Supervisor.
"People don't person a batch of hope. People person anger, they're fearful," says Marsha Conant, Fresno County Democratic Party.
President Trump and Elon Musk's sweeping cuts to the national authorities are 1 of the focal points of the archetypal 100 days.
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Fresno County Supervisor Nathan Magsig (R) says Trump's propulsion to bash distant with FEMA, for example, is invited quality pursuing frustrations surrounding assistance to the Creek Fire backmost successful 2020.
"Four-and-a-half years later, I tin archer you Fresno County has lone received a fewer 100 1000 dollars successful reimbursements for the millions upon millions of dollars successful harm done conscionable to Fresno County infrastructure," says Supervisor Magsig.
Conant calls the cuts inhumane.
She says the world's richest man, Elon Musk, bought his mode into the White House and is present slashing programs that mundane Americans trust on.
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"That would beryllium thing to beryllium considered, if not, for the information that he's threatening not to springiness wealth to the states if helium doesn't similar them. He's chopped retired FEMA -- what happens if there's different hurricane, which determination are each the time," says Conant.
Trump's 100-day support standing is the lowest successful 80 years, according to a caller ABC News poll. But some sides assertion their parties are energized similar ne'er before.
"He has a tremendous magnitude of credibility not lone to the voters present successful the Central Valley, but crossed the full United States," says Supervisor Magsig.
With nary evident leader, each eyes are connected the Democrats. The Fresno County Democratic Party organized astatine an lawsuit Tuesday evening to assistance bolster enactment locally.
Conant says concerns implicit power and maltreatment of enforcement powerfulness are fueling a batch of protestation and outrage with the administration.
"Almost each week, there's immoderate benignant of a demonstration. Whether we are lasting up for veterans, for Medicaid oregon Medicare, for seniors, oregon truthful galore antithetic issues similar clime control. We volition not halt lasting up, and I judge that the powerfulness is with the people," says Conant.
There are inactive 1362 days near of this administration. Conant says section democrats are already readying for the midterms, hoping to instrumentality backmost immoderate seats, but Magsig says the Valley enactment for the Republican Party doesn't look to beryllium wavering anytime soon.
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