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Pablo Iglesias Maurer

Kristi Noem blames Democrats for shutdown holding up $625m in World Cup funding

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Homeland security secretary Kristi Noem attends the State of the Union address on Tuesday.
Homeland security secretary Kristi Noem attends the State of the Union address on Tuesday. Photograph: Kylie Cooper/Reuters

Kristi Noem, the US homeland security secretary, replied forcefully on Thursday to concerns about a holdup of federal funding for this summer’s World Cup, confirming that “no funds have been awarded yet” in a post on X. About $625m in grants administered by the Federal Emergency Management Authority (Fema) were authorized last summer and set to be distributed to US host cities to aid with security and planning for the tournament, which will be co-hosted by the US, Canada and Mexico.

Noem’s comments follow congressional testimony earlier this week by host city officials who expressed concern that they may not have time to adequately prepare for the tournament if they don’t receive the funds in short order.

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