Potomac sewage update: Trump signs disaster declaration

Name: Potomac sewage update: Trump signs disaster declaration
Uploaded: 2026-04-07T22:03:24Z
Duration: 2 min 56 s
Description: On Saturday, Donald Trump signed off on a disaster declaration for Washington, D.C. following the massive sewage spill into the Potomac River. The move clears the way for FEMA to step in and help. The declaration comes after a sewer line collapsed in January, sending millions of gallons of raw sewage into the river that runs through the nation’s capital.

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On Saturday, Donald Trump signed off on a disaster declaration for Washington, D.C. following the massive sewage spill into the Potomac River. The move clears the way for FEMA to step in and help. The declaration comes after a sewer line collapsed in January, sending millions of gallons of raw sewage into the river that runs through the nation’s capital.