Posted on 09/30/2024 4:30:49 AM PDT by Red Badger
There will be no more federal aid for the victims of Hurricane Helene, Joe Biden has said.
Standing on the tarmac as he prepared to board Air Force One, the President spoke to reporters and said the federal government has done everything it can to help.
After giving a largely incoherent response when asked if he had anything to say to the victims, Biden was asked if the federal government could provide further resources.
“No,” he said.
“We’ve pre-planned a significant amount of it even though they didn’t ask for it yet.”
Users took to social media to express their fury at the President’s response.
“231 Billion Dollars went to Ukraine and the Illegal Aliens. You get Zero if you’re an American and need financial assistance if you’re in the middle of a natural disaster,” Tweeted one user.
“Just like Maui and East Palestine OH. Joe Biden and Kamala Harris could care less about Americans,” Tweeted another.
The scale of the devastation across the southeastern US is enormous. As of Sunday afternoon, 2.4 million people were without power. Nearly 100 people have been reported dead and thousands have been displaced or rescued from the floodwaters, across five states—Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia.
The Category 4 hurricane made landfall in the Big Bend region of Florida on Thursday night, with winds reaching over 140 mph. Florida governor Ron DeSantis spoke of “complete obliteration” in the parts of his state the hurricane passed through. It’s reported that 90% of communities like Keaton Beach, which was still struggling to recover from last year’s Hurricane Idalia, have been washed away by flooding.
The Carolinas have borne the brunt of the hurricane’s fury. In North Carolina, Yancey County saw 29.5 inches of rainfall. In Buncombe Count, more than 1,000 people still remain unaccounted for. 24 people have already been confirmed dead in South Carolina, the highest total of any state so far.
Accuweather is estimating the damage caused by the hurricane to be upwards of $110 billion, making it one of the most expensive in US history. For comparison, Hurricanes Katrina (2005) and Harvey (2017) each caused around $125 billion of damages.
On Sunday, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper’s request for a Federal Major Disaster Declaration was granted by the President, allowing FEMA to provide aid to the state.
Hundreds of Billions of Dollars for Ukraine.
Not a Penny for North Carolina.
Southern. Rural. Mostly conservative. Taxpayers, church goers. In red states with r republican governors. American natives.
Oh. And mostly white.
Ain’t the Obama-Biden-Harris concerns. Ain’t the Obama-Biden-Harris constituents.
Ain’t the Obama-Biden-Harris voters in a close swing state. (Atlanta suburbs excepted.)
Ain’t enough uber-libs in Asheville to swing the state. Yet.
There is no reason for “Our Democracy” to care about the American voters. Those people don’t matter.
Asheville citizens, THIS is what they really think of you. Vote Trump!!
Americans are 2nd class citizens in their own country. They have to take a back seat to Ukrainians and border jumpers.
“231 Billion Dollars went to Ukraine and the Illegal Aliens. You get Zero if you’re an American and need financial assistance if you’re in the middle of a natural disaster,” Tweeted one user.
“Just like Maui and East Palestine OH. Joe Biden and Kamala Harris could care less about Americans,” Tweeted another.
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Hey… everybody knows that the Ukrainian rulers have priority over American citizens. We gots to promote globalism, doncha know! /sarc
ZEEPERS rejoice that Biden has his priorities straight. /not sarc
I’ve been to Asheville. Believe me, they voted for this shi!!
I do believe it is Americans of several voting demographics that they don’t care about.
Good grief, Biden’s an awful President but that’s FAKE NEWS that there’s no aid for NC.
Catturd ™
@catturd2
All the people devastated by the hurricane won’t get 1/10th the funds they give Ukraine.
That’s how you know your government doesn’t care about its citizens.
They only care about getting themselves, their friends, their lobbyists, and their donors more money and power.
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Why should he care. He will be out of office in a few months taking a permanent vacation.
See my reply #11.
It’s a historic reference. You are familiar with that aren’t you?
I live 20 minutes front m neighbors under water homes. Yet, all I will hear today is abortion and making the ceos pay. Must be a Monday in healthcare.
DESPICABLE!!!
AND ALL OF THE ILLEGALS HE’S LET INTO THIS COUNTRY.
Spiteful bastard.
If you are from a red neck , conservative state, guess what? No federal aid for you.
That’s OK, the states will do quite nicely without Biden and any relief. But the People? They will remember on November 5th, all across America.
Biden just lost North Carolina for Harris, and likely all of the South Eastern states.
Typical Commie Socialist is Biden.He would rather fund international flights that drop thousands of illegal aliens into the South Eastern states as a matter of demographic conquest.
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