Trump signs emergency declaration after thousands evacuated during Washington floods

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President Donald Trump granted Washington state’s request on Friday for an emergency declaration over flooding in the state. 

“I just received a phone call from Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem. Secretary Noem informed me that the president signed our request for an emergency declaration. We have also received written confirmation of that emergency declaration,” Gov. Bob Ferguson (D-WA) said in a statement to X. 

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