I’m not surprised this happened. A decade ago aid to New York City for recovery from 9/11 was cut and delayed. Notice this article was six months after the event, and the administration at the time tried to do things like include cost of the National Guard as ‘aid’.

I agree with what Paul Krugman said in a column at the time, “…terror or no terror, key Republican lawmakers retain an abiding dislike for the Big Apple — and this administration never offends its supporters on the right.” That dislike is showing this time as well.