How hurricanes turn political: All eyes on Trump and Harris amid deadly storms
5 months, 2 weeks ago

How hurricanes turn political: All eyes on Trump and Harris amid deadly storms

Salon  

As Hurricane Helene tore its way through the southeast United States, it shook hundreds of thousands of lives. Shortly after the storm, Republican nominee Donald Trump flew to Georgia and quickly turned his visit political by criticizing President Joe Biden’s response to Helene. Hurricane Helene is the first major disaster to hit two critical swing states, Georgia and North Carolina, within six weeks of an election, according to a data analysis from E&E news. The board's executive director Kristen Brinson Belle said in a statement the state will “do everything possible to ensure every eligible North Carolina voter can cast their ballot.” “This storm is like nothing we’ve seen in our lifetimes in Western North Carolina. While there’s no proven correlation between Obama’s boost in popularity and his response to Sandy, more than three quarters of Americans said his handling of the storm was “excellent or good.” Gasper said it’s “hard to say” whether Harris and Trump’s response to Helene will be a “deciding difference” in November’s election, but decisions and images may linger in voters’ minds as they head to the polls amidst devastating loss of life and livelihoods.

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Trump voters in swing state 'questioning new administration' as President fails key 'test'
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Trump voters in swing state 'questioning new administration' as President fails key 'test'

Raw Story  

Donald Trump won North Carolina in the 2024 election in part due to his promises to help those affected by a local disaster, but "frustration remains" among locals, according to a report. Vance and political appointee and richest man in the world Elon Musk, has criticized former President Joe Biden's response to the devastating Hurricane Helene. Frustration remains," the Post …

Trump Mulls Abolishing US Emergency Management Agency As He Visits Disaster-Hit North Carolina & California
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2 months ago

Trump Mulls Abolishing US Emergency Management Agency As He Visits Disaster-Hit North Carolina & California

ABP News  

US President Donald Trump said he was considering “getting rid” of FEMA – Federal Emergency Management Agency – a government organisation that responds to disasters. As he left the White House on Friday morning, he said as per AP that, “it’s been a horrible thing the way that’s been allowed to fester” since the storm hit in September, and “we’re …

Trump reveals Melania ‘felt very badly’ about Hurricane Helene, tells victims Biden ‘failed you’
2 months ago

Trump reveals Melania ‘felt very badly’ about Hurricane Helene, tells victims Biden ‘failed you’

Hindustan Times  

Donald Trump paid a visit to those affected by Hurricane Helene in Swannanoa, North Carolina, on Friday, New York Post reported. President Donald Trump, along side first lady Melania Trump, speaks as he meets with homeowners affected by Hurricane Helene in Swannanoa, N.C., Friday, Jan. 24, 2025. Trump meets with Hurricane Helene survivors, blasts Biden for failing them The Swannanoa …

Trump says he wants to overhaul FEMA as he travels to North Carolina and California
2 months ago

Trump says he wants to overhaul FEMA as he travels to North Carolina and California

NPR  

Trump says he wants to overhaul FEMA as he travels to North Carolina and California toggle caption Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images President Trump said on Friday that he plans to sign an executive order to overhaul the Federal Emergency Management Agency, as he traveled to one state working to recover from catastrophic flooding, and another actively battling some of …

Trump mulls letting disaster-hit U.S. states fend for themselves
2 months ago

Trump mulls letting disaster-hit U.S. states fend for themselves

Raw Story  

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday floated ending federal disaster relief and leaving states to fend for themselves during emergencies in his first Oval Office interview since returning to power. With Los Angeles scorched by wildfires and the eastern United States still recovering from two devastating hurricanes, Trump falsely accused the Federal Emergency Management Agency of turning its back on …

Trump goes on bizarre rant about water in talk about Hurricane Helene
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Trump goes on bizarre rant about water in talk about Hurricane Helene

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Trump was at Rocky Mount, North Carolina on …

Rep. Andy Harris: Storm Damage May Be Cause To Give Trump North Carolina's Electoral Votes
5 months ago

Rep. Andy Harris: Storm Damage May Be Cause To Give Trump North Carolina's Electoral Votes

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING A Maryland Republican raised the prospect of awarding North Carolina’s 16 Electoral College votes to GOP candidate Donald Trump even before the Nov. 5 presidential election, citing storm damage in the western portion of the state and purported certainty over how voters would have cast their ballots. Rep. Andy Harris, the chair of a group of hard-right …

Hurricane and Rollercoaster Politics: North Carolina Battleground Grabs National Attention
5 months, 1 week ago

Hurricane and Rollercoaster Politics: North Carolina Battleground Grabs National Attention

Associated Press  

In North Carolina, the presidential race is playing out alongside a rollercoaster governor's race. Both the Harris and Trump campaigns are ramping up their activity after the storm, with Trump planning three stops in the state. However, the Republican-dominated GOP has seen its campaign collapse amid multiple controversies, potentially splintering GOP unity. In a state with a history of split-ticket …

From The Pulpit, Harris Calls Out Trump For Hurricane Misinformation
5 months, 2 weeks ago

From The Pulpit, Harris Calls Out Trump For Hurricane Misinformation

Huff Post  

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at a campaign rally at East Carolina University in Greenville, N.C., Sunday, Oct. 12, 2024. via Associated Press Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, did not speak Trump’s name, but he is most prominent among those promoting false claims about the Biden administration’s response to Hurricanes Milton and Helene. “We are one United …

From the pulpit, Harris calls out Trump for hurricane misinformation
5 months, 2 weeks ago

From the pulpit, Harris calls out Trump for hurricane misinformation

LA Times  

President Biden speaks Sunday after a briefing by federal, state and local officials in St. Pete Beach, Fla., during a tour of areas affected by Hurricane Milton. Vice President Kamala Harris used an appearance Sunday before a largely Black church audience in battleground North Carolina to call out former President Trump for spreading misinformation about the government’s hurricane response. He …

Disasters like Helene and Milton test leaders. Trump fails every time
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Disasters like Helene and Milton test leaders. Trump fails every time

LA Times  

In 2019, residents of Alabama were unnecessarily alarmed after then-President Trump incorrectly said Hurricane Dorian was headed their way. Four years later, and once again Trump’s instinct as a leader during a national crisis is to lie to the American people and complain about “The View.” Elections have consequences. If you flip through Project 2025, the plan conservatives put together …

In the lead-up to the US presidential election, it turns out even natural disasters aren’t immune to politics
5 months, 2 weeks ago

In the lead-up to the US presidential election, it turns out even natural disasters aren’t immune to politics

ABC  

Hurricane Milton, a powerful Category 5 storm hitting Florida, has become more than a natural disaster — it is now a political flashpoint. A game of misinformation Former President Donald Trump has already started to politicise these two crises, Hurricanes Helene and Milton, spreading false claims that the Federal Emergency Management Agency is diverting disaster relief funds to support migrants …

Trump Offers Prayers For People In Hurricane's Path After Lashing Out At Harris And Other Women
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump Offers Prayers For People In Hurricane's Path After Lashing Out At Harris And Other Women

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING SCRANTON, Pa. — Former President Donald Trump offered his prayers to those in the path of Hurricane Milton as it began to lash Florida while continuing to insult his rival, Vice President Kamala Harris, and other women — saying he had no interest in stopping even if it turned off female voters. Biden also referenced Georgia Republican …

Hurricane aftermath could change the election in Florida and North Carolina
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Hurricane aftermath could change the election in Florida and North Carolina

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy In between Donald Trump and his running mate Senator JD …

Trump Is Doing His Best to Make the Hurricane Into a Bad Issue for Him
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump Is Doing His Best to Make the Hurricane Into a Bad Issue for Him

Slate  

About a month ago, polling guru Nate Silver wrote a piece for his Substack called “This Was Trump’s Election to Lose. And He Just Might.” Its most important line may have been this one: “In newsless periods, becomes the favorite.” Everything else about him aside—and, granted, it’s a lot to put aside—Trump is a candidate who’s remembered by voters for …

Leaked GOP fact-sheet shows Trump's own party debunking his FEMA claims
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Leaked GOP fact-sheet shows Trump's own party debunking his FEMA claims

Raw Story  

Fox News “obtained a fact sheet assembled by the majority side of the House Appropriations Committee” that debunked several false claims made by Donald Trump and his supporters, Senior Congressional Correspondent Chad Pergram reported Tuesday. As the federal government mobilizes to respond to the storms, Trump has taken to the campaign trail to claim the Federal Emergency Management Agency doesn’t …

The swing-state counties hit by Hurricane Helene mostly voted for Trump in 2020
5 months, 2 weeks ago

The swing-state counties hit by Hurricane Helene mostly voted for Trump in 2020

NPR  

The swing-state counties hit by Hurricane Helene mostly voted for Trump in 2020 toggle caption Joe Raedle/Getty Images Hurricane Helene has devastated large portions of the Southeast, including dozens of counties in the key presidential swing states of Georgia and North Carolina. In Georgia, Trump won 57.3% of the vote from the 53 affected counties – 504,393 votes to President …

How could hurricanes impact the election? What we can learn from 5 recent storms
5 months, 2 weeks ago

How could hurricanes impact the election? What we can learn from 5 recent storms

NPR  

How could hurricanes impact the election? “We absolutely have the funding that we need to support the ongoing response to Helene and the response that we're preparing for Hurricane Milton,” FEMA administrator Deanne Criswell told NPR’s Morning Edition on Tuesday. That has fueled further political drama, with NBC News reporting on Monday that Florida’s Republican governor, Ron DeSantis — whose …

Hurricane news: Trump, Musk, and Greene’s conspiracy theories about FEMA and Democrats have sinister implications for the election.
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Hurricane news: Trump, Musk, and Greene’s conspiracy theories about FEMA and Democrats have sinister implications for the election.

Slate  

Two weeks ago, Hurricane Helene made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane in the Big Bend region of Florida. According to Greene, an undefined “they”—who, if we’re being generous, is meant to be the Democrats, the deep state, or the “establishment”—“can control the weather.” In other words, “they” are actively working to crush communities with historic storms. Officials at the …

Column: Trump’s storm recovery lies aren’t just a political disaster. They’re dangerous
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Column: Trump’s storm recovery lies aren’t just a political disaster. They’re dangerous

LA Times  

Homes are seen in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene in Chimney Rock Village, N.C. You can’t always predict the weather, but you can predict the politics that accompany major weather events. She said in another interview with CNN that the former president’s claims that the agency lacks on-the-ground personnel in states hit hardest by Hurricane Helene were “completely false,” and …

Harris says on "The View" that Trump "lacks empathy" after falsehoods on hurricane disaster relief
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Harris says on "The View" that Trump "lacks empathy" after falsehoods on hurricane disaster relief

Salon  

In a sea of media interviews, Vice President Kamala Harris stopped by "The View" roundtable to talk hot topics: Donald Trump and the pressing issues this election cycle. Right off the bat, the vice president called out her opponent's "callousness" in his response to the hurricane and storms that have decimated much of the southeastern states. An impassioned Harris then …

Migrants, FEMA and $750: How Trump and his allies are spreading false claims about Hurricane Helene relief
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Migrants, FEMA and $750: How Trump and his allies are spreading false claims about Hurricane Helene relief

The Independent  

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Death Toll From Hurricane Helene Rises To 227 As Grim Task Of Recovering Bodies Continues
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Death Toll From Hurricane Helene Rises To 227 As Grim Task Of Recovering Bodies Continues

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING FRANKFORT, Ky. — The death toll from Hurricane Helene inched up to 227 on Saturday as the grim task of recovering bodies continued more than a week after the monster storm ravaged the Southeast and killed people in six states. Debris left in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene is cleared Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024, in Del Rio, …

How Hurricane Helene could swing the election after storm battered two crucial swing states
5 months, 3 weeks ago

How Hurricane Helene could swing the election after storm battered two crucial swing states

Daily Mail  

Hurricane Helene, which tore through the southeastern United States and took more than 185 lives, may also effect this year's presidential election. Hurricane Helene, which tore through North Carolina and Georgia and took more than 185 lives, may effect this year's presidential election It particularly devastated heavily Republican areas of the two states, giving Vice President Kamala Harris a potential …

'Republicans are frauds': Reporter shreds Trump over hurricane relief 'lies'
5 months, 3 weeks ago

'Republicans are frauds': Reporter shreds Trump over hurricane relief 'lies'

Raw Story  

A North Carolina-based reporter blasted former President Donald Trump on Thursday and said he has "lied" about Hurricane Helene relief efforts even as many are dead, dying or missing, and before communities even began to pick up the pieces. Despite the extensive work of both FEMA and the National Guard to help the six affected states from Florida to Virginia, …

From Trump’s GoFundMe to Harris’s travels, the politics of Helene prove tricky
5 months, 3 weeks ago

From Trump’s GoFundMe to Harris’s travels, the politics of Helene prove tricky

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Even in states like Florida, which has not …

Letters to the Editor: Hurricane Helene destruction shows the economic cost of climate inaction
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Letters to the Editor: Hurricane Helene destruction shows the economic cost of climate inaction

LA Times  

People ride in the back of a pickup truck Tuesday in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene in Marshall, N.C. To the editor: Another devastating storm hits the American South. Still, when talking about efforts to fight climate change, conservatives mention the cost to the economy of shifting away from fossil fuels and such. To the editor: Former President Trump went …

Hurricane Helene is deadliest storm since Katrina as fatalities reach 182
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Hurricane Helene is deadliest storm since Katrina as fatalities reach 182

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Hurricane Helene is now …

How Hurricane Helene could have an impact on the 2024 election
5 months, 3 weeks ago

How Hurricane Helene could have an impact on the 2024 election

Daily Mail  

This is the map that shows in shades of red and blue how Hurricane Helene could have a decisive impact on voting in areas of North Carolina that will decide the 2024 election. And others in south-eastern Georgia and north-western North Carolina are among the swingiest, showing how even a small impact on turnout could have an outsize effect. Andy …

How the fallout from Hurricane Helene could have a dramatic impact on the 2024 presidential election
5 months, 3 weeks ago

How the fallout from Hurricane Helene could have a dramatic impact on the 2024 presidential election

Daily Mail  

This is the map that shows in shades of red and blue how Hurricane Helene could have a decisive impact on voting in areas of North Carolina that will decide the 2024 election. North Carolina is shown by the yellow boundary, and the counties ringed in red are the ones in the north-west of the state that bore the brunt …

Missiles, a hurricane and a strike: How 3 crises are shaping the presidential race
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Missiles, a hurricane and a strike: How 3 crises are shaping the presidential race

LA Times  

Donald Trump speaks on Monday with Katie Watson and Patrick Watson, owners of the hurricane-damaged Chez What furniture store in Valdosta, Ga. A trio of simultaneous crises sent the White House buzzing and threatened to reshape the presidential race this week, as President Biden and the two candidates vying to replace him scrambled to recalibrate their schedules and strategies for …

Harris and Biden surveyed damage wrought by Hurricane Helene in 2 swing states
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Harris and Biden surveyed damage wrought by Hurricane Helene in 2 swing states

NPR  

Harris and Biden surveyed damage wrought by Hurricane Helene in 2 swing states toggle caption Brendan Smialowski/AFP AUGUSTA, Ga. — Vice President Harris took a pause from the campaign trail on Wednesday to visit a neighborhood ravaged by Hurricane Helene where more than half of residents don't have power and many don't have running water, consoling a woman who she …

Watch live as President Biden gives update on Hurricane Helene response
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Watch live as President Biden gives update on Hurricane Helene response

The Independent  

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Donald Trump heads for Georgia while Kamala Harris heads home as Hurricane Helene upends 2024 election campaign
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Donald Trump heads for Georgia while Kamala Harris heads home as Hurricane Helene upends 2024 election campaign

Daily Mail  

Donald Trump flies into hurricane country on Monday as his opponent Kamala Harris returns home to Washington for briefings, as both adjust their campaigns to the devastation wrought by Helene at the weekend. Donald Trump will visit Monday Almost three million people were without power on Sunday night. 'The vice president intends to visit impacted communities as soon as it …

Trump slams U.S. response to Helene. His own disaster-response record is marked by politics
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Trump slams U.S. response to Helene. His own disaster-response record is marked by politics

LA Times  

Former President Trump walks outside the Chez What furniture store as he visits Valdosta, Ga., a town affected by Hurricane Helene, on Monday. Former President Trump criticized the Biden administration’s response to the widespread devastation caused by Hurricane Helene, even as his supporters have called for cuts to federal agencies that warn of weather disasters and deliver relief to hard-hit …

How Helene became the near-perfect storm to bring widespread destruction across the South
5 months, 4 weeks ago

How Helene became the near-perfect storm to bring widespread destruction across the South

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Hurricane Helene killed and destroyed …

Death toll from Hurricane Helene mounts as aftermath assessment begins
6 months ago

Death toll from Hurricane Helene mounts as aftermath assessment begins

NPR  

Death toll from Hurricane Helene mounts as aftermath assessment begins toggle caption Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images Rescue teams across the southeastern U.S. and southern Appalachia scrambled to respond to the destruction caused by Hurricane Helene, as more than 2.6 million homes and businesses were without any power Saturday amid a continued threat of floods. Western North Carolina city waits …

Hurricane Helene Kills At Least 44 And Cuts A Swath Of Destruction Across The Southeast
6 months ago

Hurricane Helene Kills At Least 44 And Cuts A Swath Of Destruction Across The Southeast

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING PERRY, Fla. — Hurricane Helene left an enormous path of destruction across Florida and the southeastern U.S. on Friday, killing at least 44 people, snapping towering oaks like twigs and tearing apart homes as rescue crews launched desperate missions to save people from floodwaters. Destruction is seen in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene at Dekle Beach, Fla., …

Hurricane Helene tears apart Florida’s Big Bend region
6 months ago

Hurricane Helene tears apart Florida’s Big Bend region

Salon  

Hurricane Helene tore through Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas, leaving behind a trail of devastation after the Category 4 hurricane made landfall Thursday night in the rural Big Bend in Florida, the Associated Press reported. Dramatic footage shows the astonishing force of Hurricane Helene's storm surge, with entire homes floating away in Steinhatchee, Florida. When the storm first arrived in …

Helene Makes Landfall In Northwestern Florida As A Category 4 Hurricane
6 months ago

Helene Makes Landfall In Northwestern Florida As A Category 4 Hurricane

Huff Post  

ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA - SEPTEMBER 26: Tanner Flynn stands in shallow water near crashing waves as Hurricane Helene passes offshore on September 26, 2024, in St. Petersburg, Florida. Helene is forecast to become a major hurricane, bringing the potential for deadly storm surges, flooding rain, and destructive hurricane-force winds along parts of the Florida West Coast. Joe Raedle via Getty …

Tropical Storm Helene churns a deadly path through Florida, Georgia and into the Carolinas
6 months ago

Tropical Storm Helene churns a deadly path through Florida, Georgia and into the Carolinas

NPR  

Tropical Storm Helene churns a deadly path through Florida, Georgia and into the Carolinas toggle caption NOAA via AP/National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Hurricane Helene plowed ashore in Florida's Big Bend near Perry, Fla., as a monster-sized Category 4 storm late Thursday night. Florida's coast could see a storm surge as high as 20 feet Forecasters warn that a "catastrophic …

Biden on tour of two states heavily affected by Hurricane Ida
3 years, 6 months ago

Biden on tour of two states heavily affected by Hurricane Ida

Al Jazeera  

The US President is touring New Jersey and New York after the violent storm devastated the two states with flooding. President Joe Biden has toured flood damage in New Jersey and says he was thinking about the all families who suffered “profound” losses from the powerful remnants of Hurricane Ida. “Every part of the country is getting hit by extreme …

Ida aims to hit Louisiana on Hurricane Katrina anniversary
3 years, 7 months ago

Ida aims to hit Louisiana on Hurricane Katrina anniversary

Associated Press  

NEW ORLEANS — Hurricane Ida struck Cuba on Friday and threatened to slam into Louisiana with devastating force over the weekend, prompting evacuations in New Orleans and across the coastal region. “This will be a life-altering storm for those who aren’t prepared,” National Weather Service meteorologist Benjamin Schott said during a Friday news conference with Louisiana Gov. Ross Eichorn, a …

Hurricane Sally: Images of destruction across Alabama and Florida panhandle
4 years, 6 months ago

Hurricane Sally: Images of destruction across Alabama and Florida panhandle

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Hurricane Sally made landfall …

Trump: President tells hurricane emergency responders to sell his autograph
4 years, 6 months ago

Trump: President tells hurricane emergency responders to sell his autograph

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy President Donald Trump travelled to Lake Charles, Louisiana, on Saturday …

Trump surveys Hurricane Laura damage in post-convention trip
4 years, 6 months ago

Trump surveys Hurricane Laura damage in post-convention trip

Associated Press  

— President Donald Trump got a firsthand look Saturday at the damage from Hurricane Laura on a post-Republican National Convention trip that allowed him to use the trappings of his office to try to project empathy and leadership. “It was a tremendously powerful storm.” He said he knows one thing about the state: “They rebuild it fast.” During the slightly …

NOAA assailed for defending Trump’s Hurricane Dorian claim
5 years, 6 months ago

NOAA assailed for defending Trump’s Hurricane Dorian claim

LA Times  

President Donald Trump looks at his notes during a briefing on Hurricane Dorian in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2019, in Washington. Former top officials of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are assailing the agency for undermining its weather forecasters as it defends President Donald Trump’s statement from days ago that Hurricane Dorian threatened …

Every Trump Reaction To A Hurricane Has Been A Category 5 Disaster
5 years, 6 months ago

Every Trump Reaction To A Hurricane Has Been A Category 5 Disaster

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING “I have a natural instinct for science.” -President Donald Trump, Oct. 17, 2018 Natural disasters are big moments for presidents. Last year, he called Hurricane Florence “tremendously big and tremendously wet,” and also said it was “one of the wettest we’ve ever seen, from the standpoint of water.” Trump told storm victims to ‘have a good time.’ …

Trump calls storm response in Puerto Rico ‘incredibly successful’ — recent studies show nearly 3,000 died
6 years, 6 months ago

Trump calls storm response in Puerto Rico ‘incredibly successful’ — recent studies show nearly 3,000 died

LA Times  

With a powerful hurricane bearing down on the southeast coast, President Trump on Tuesday turned attention back to the federal government’s response to Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico a year ago, deeming it “incredibly successful” even though a recent federal report found that nearly 3,000 people died. But after visiting the island last September, Trump said that Puerto Ricans were …

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