‘They deserve to be helped’: Trump jumps to help deep-red state after thumbing nose at DC

President Donald Trump on Saturday declared the perpetually shrinking Great Salt Lake in the Republican-led state of Utah to be of “tremendous interest” to him, and vowed to provide direct assistance to address what he called the "environmental hazard,” a stark contrast to his demand earlier this week to be asked “politely” to provide aid for a major wastewater spill in the Democratic-run Washington, D.C.

“Very important to save The Great Salt Lake in Utah,” Trump wrote Saturday on his social media platform Truth Social.