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2026年10月8日 美国东部时间下午1:52
作者：乔恩·拉普库克医学博士 首席医疗记者
乔恩·拉普库克医学博士是CBS新闻屡获殊荣的首席医疗记者。自2006年加入CBS新闻以来，拉普库克已就医疗健康领域的各类突发新闻、热点事件，以及音乐、生活方式专题和娱乐明星人物专访等题材发稿超过1500篇。
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威斯康星州将获得近1800万美元联邦救灾援助，此前梅纳沙市遭遇毁灭性龙卷风袭击后，当地已等待了数周时间。
特朗普总统在Truth Social平台上表示，他在与威斯康星州联邦众议员汤姆·蒂法尼——该州共和党州长候选人——通话后批准了这项援助。
这一宣布发布于《CBS早间节目》播出CBS新闻首席医疗记者乔恩·拉普库克的报道的次日，该报道聚焦仍在等待联邦援助的居民，而威斯康星州民主党州长托尼·埃弗斯已于8月26日正式提出援助申请。
拉普库克的报道援引联邦紧急事务管理局（FEMA）数据分析显示，特朗普批准了他在2024年大选期间赢得的州的85%的救灾援助申请，而仅批准了卡玛拉·哈里斯赢得的州的46%的申请。由民主党州长执政的州的援助获批情况似乎也更差。威斯康星州在2024年大选中由特朗普获胜，但该州州长为民主党人。
白宫周三否认存在政治操弄因素，在给CBS新闻的一份声明中表示：“总统在救灾援助问题上的决定不存在政治化，总统在回应每一项援助申请时都极其谨慎和周全。”
根据美国国家气象局的信息，7月来袭的强EF-3级龙卷风在梅纳沙市损毁或摧毁了超过1000座建筑，在20多分钟内造成了14英里长的破坏路径。万幸的是，此次灾害未造成人员死亡。
上周末，在电影制片人菲尔·约翰斯顿和一支志愿者团队的组织下，数千人齐聚梅纳沙市举办慈善音乐会，“梅纳沙坚强”成为了此次活动的口号。威斯康星州救灾基金不会直接向居民提供款项以弥补损失，只能依靠本身资源有限的地方政府提供这类援助。
“民众对政府没有提供太多帮助感到不满，”约翰斯顿周六在筹款活动上告诉拉普库克，“不应该只靠一场慈善音乐会来满足民众基本的生活需求，这是不对的。”
拉普库克周四表示，梅纳沙市居民得知援助获批的消息后，感到“欣喜若狂”和“目瞪口呆”。
主持此次活动的喜剧演员查理·贝伦斯表示，联邦拨款的到来耗时太久。
“要是我是个悲观主义者，我会说梅纳沙几个月前就该拿到这笔钱。但作为一个乐观主义者，我只想说，当邻里之间互相扶持、守望相助时，好事终将降临，”他说道。
Trump approves nearly $18 million in tornado aid for Menasha, Wisconsin, after CBS News Report
October 8, 2026 1:52 PM EDT / CBS News
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Dr. Jon LaPook Chief Medical Correspondent
Jon LaPook, M.D. is the award-winning chief medical correspondent for CBS News. Since joining CBS News in 2006, LaPook has delivered more than 1,500 reports on a wide variety of breaking news and trending stories in the health and medical fields, as well as feature stories on music, lifestyle and profiles of entertainment stars.
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Wisconsin is set to receive nearly $18 million in federal disaster aid after weeks of waiting following a devastating tornado in Menasha.
President Trump said on Truth Social that he approved the aid after speaking with Wisconsin Rep. Tom Tiffany, the state’s Republican candidate for governor.
The announcement came one day after “CBS Mornings” aired CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook’s report on residents still awaiting federal assistance, which Democratic Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers formally requested on Aug. 26.
LaPook’s report cited an analysis of FEMA data that found Mr. Trump approved 85% of disaster aid requests from states he won in 2024, compared with only 46% of requests from states won by Kamala Harris. States with Democratic governors also appeared to fare worse. Wisconsin, which Trump won in 2024, has a Democratic governor.
The White House denied Wednesday that politics played a role, telling CBS News in a statement, “There is no politicization to the President’s decisions on disaster relief and the president responds to each request with great care and consideration.”
The powerful EF-3 tornado damaged or destroyed more than 1,000 buildings in Menasha in July, carving a 14-mile path of destruction over more than 20 minutes, according to the National Weather Service. Miraculously, no one died.
Last weekend, thousands of people came together as filmmaker Phil Johnston and a team of volunteers organized a benefit concert for Menasha, with “Menasha Strong” becoming the rallying cry. Wisconsin’s disaster fund does not provide money directly to residents to cover their losses, leaving local governments — which have limited resources of their own — to provide that assistance.
“People are upset that the government isn’t helping a whole lot,” Johnston told LaPook at the fundraiser Saturday. “It shouldn’t have to be a fundraising concert that is giving you basic needs to live your life. It’s not right.”
Menasha residents described feeling “levitated” and “gobsmacked” by the news, LaPook said Thursday.
Comedian Charlie Berens, who emceed the event, said the federal funding was a long time coming.
“If I was a beer half empty guy, I’d say Menasha deserved this money months ago. But being the beer half full guy I am, I just want to say, when neighbors stick together and help their neighbors, good things can happen,” he said.
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