Trump did not make a major disaster declaration, blocking recovery funds for the state following deadly storm, but the state appealed the decision.

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders and the state's entire GOP congressional delegation are urging President Donald Trump to reconsider after the Federal Emergency Management denied the state's request for federal disaster relief following a series of deadly storms last month.

Arkansas is appealing the Trump administration’s decision to deny Federal Emergency Management Agency funding after the state was slammed by some of the worst tornadoes it has seen since 1997 last month.