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Florida Politics reports that U.S. Sen. Ashley Moody said President Donald Trump approved a pre-landfall emergency declaration as Hurricane Isaias approached the Panhandle. Moody and Sen. Rick Scott had urged approval for 27 threatened counties, supporting a request from Gov. Ron DeSantis. The declaration is intended to speed federal assistance if a disaster is declared. The excerpt records the approval claim but does not specify which counties or resources are covered.