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New Yorkers Sue Trump After Being Triggered By FEMA Text Message

Emily Zanotti

A group of New Yorkers are suing President Trump and the Federal Emergency Management Agency over a “Presidential alert” text message that went out Wednesday, CNet reports.

The “Presidential alert” deployed for the first time yesterday, but the plan was signed into law by former President George W. Bush, and former President Barack Obama ordered FEMA to follow up on the demand, building and managing a framework for messaging all Americans at the same time.

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