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.
Can’t help but compare/contrast this with Katrina and Bush. Perfectly Illustrates just how powerful the media can be when it chooses to or chooses not to. Biden has not only failed but he is belligerent in his failure. Media yawns nothing to see here.
Trump should spend days down there. Go to each State affected. Highlight the obvious simply by being Presidential.
he was Wrong when he said “they didn’t ask for it”...they asked for it when they VOTED for democrats and particularly THIS Pr!ck of a human! plenty of money for every qwaphole around the world but NOT for hurting Americans and the ABSOLUTELY STUPID liberal morons will still vote for democrats. STOP IT!
Re: 14 - I am. But that’s not what you posted.
Those words need to be plastered EVERYWHERE!
So that’s a NO for Chimney Rock then?
“Biden: No More Federal Aid for Hurricane Victims”
Question: Do DemocRATS hate America, Americans, or both?
They hate everyone who isn’t evil...............
I do not doubt Biden said it, wake up!
You need work on discernment.
Anyways, have a good day!
Are Biden/Harris showing they are interested in dealing with this historic destruction? Or are they downplaying it while being on the beach and fundraising?
Asking for a friend.
He used up all the money giving out hand outs to illegals.
It wasn’t exact. I did not say it was exact. It is a reference. A historical reference. You do understand the difference don’t you?
So Ahole said no more federal aid. How much is alloted now?
And if the destruction costs more?
Biden /Harris jeep giving and giving to Ukraine but won’t give more to Americans? smk
The sad thing is most will worship anything with “D” in their title and vote for them anyway.
But just wait and see how many NC idiots vote for Harris and Tampon Tim, who together are dumber than Mr. Brain Dead.
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