Trump said he granted a disaster declaration at the request of North Carolina’s Republican senator. It came from the state’s Democratic governor.

Under federal law, requests by states for disaster declarations are made by governors.

With Hurricane Dorian heading in the direction of North Carolina, President Trump appeared to inject politics into the process on Tuesday night.

“At the request of Senator Thom Tillis, I am getting the North Carolina Emergency Declaration completed and signed tonight,” Trump wrote in a tweet, adding: “Hope you won’t need it!”

View the complete September 4 article by John Wagner on The Washington Post website here.