Fact Checker: Did Federal Aid Come In “record Time” After Derecho?

On Aug. 25, on the second night of the 2020 Republican National Convention, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds praised President Donald Trump and his administration for recent aid to Iowa following last month’s natural disaster.During her nearly four-minute remarks, Reynolds applauded Trump for the quick assistance following the Aug. 10 derecho, which caused billions of dollars’ worth in damage across the state and was described by Reynolds as the worst storm in the state’s history.“In 2019, when 100-year floods breached every levee and devastated communities large and small along the Missouri River in Iowa, Nebraska and Missouri, the president approved our request for aid in record time — in just two days,” Reynolds stated in a recorded message.