As death toll tops 100, Trump puts Hurricane Helene at election center stage

Trump arrived in Valdosta, Georgia, vowing to "bring lots of relief material, including fuel, equipment, water and other things" to those in need.

Perhaps he can throw out paper towels.

President Joe Biden pointedly said that he would also not visit immediately, saying "it'd be disruptive."

"We will not do that if we are diverting or delaying any of the response assets needed to deal with this crisis," he said.

This is totally correct. Let the relief agencies do their job. The region does not need Trump in there getting in the way, hindering progress.

Scientists say climate change likely plays a role in the rapid intensification of hurricanes, because there is more energy in warmer oceans for them to feed on.

Maybe we should ask what are Trump’s plans for combating climate change.

Perhaps he can throw out paper towels.

And lie about the actual number of casualties.

Oh wait, that was PR and he was actually president then.

biden spoke to all governors of the states affected, declared disaster areas and marshaled all federal agencies and resources to assist.

trump's diverted first responder resources in georgia away from their primary tasks to provide logistics for his pr stunt.

the media is, once again, sanewashing him. he rambled on that no one thought a hurricane this big would happen. well, it's peak hurricane season right now and everyone with a brain has been saying for years that warmer waters will create stronger hurricanes. trump has said in the past that he loves warmer water because it will create more beachfront properties.

trump had someone give a prayer, and the prayer was asking god to help donald trump to be elected. that's so slimey.

trump lied, saying the governor of georgia can't get ahold of biden or fema - a blatant lie. the governor held a press conference before trump's stunt and said biden called him yesterday and gotten all the support he needed and was told to call for anything he needed by the president.

biden said he will travel to affected areas but does not want to interrupt or divert attention or resources right now.

This disaster needs federal attention immediately; Kamela and Biden have to put the people of the US first.

Our weather service give good guidance to people,if they do not heed to the warning,lots of people think the last storm,is gonna be like the next storm, Florida will get impacted by another storm as soon as next Monday,storm do not know your misery when they come

Ripper!

This disaster needs federal attention immediately; Kamela and Biden have to put the people of the US first.

It has federal attention. The last thing it needs is Biden, Kamala or Trump going there. Trump will not help, he has no ability to help, all he wants is a photo opportunity.

This disaster needs federal attention immediately; Kamela and Biden have to put the people of the US first.

What makes you think they’re not?

From the FEMA website:

Biden-Harris Administration Continues Whole-Of-Government Response to Hurricane Helene, Over 3,500 Federal Personnel Across North Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, South Carolina and Alabama

FEMA and federal, state, community and voluntary partners continue providing resources to aid response efforts across the Southeast as survivors begin recovering from Hurricane Helene. More than 3,500 personnel from across the federal workforce are deployed and supporting Hurricane Helene response efforts across the impacted states – more than 1,000 are from FEMA. Across the impacted states, FEMA has shipped over 1.9 million Meals Ready to Eat (MREs), more than 1 million liters of water, 30 generators and over 95,000 tarps.

 Press Release | September 30, 2024

It another storm approaching the same area next Tuesday,bring the same rain and misery,you usually see pictures like from overseas,but this is America

Fema is broke

the storm behind the next possible one is more likely to evolve into a large hurricane.

Maybe we should ask what are Trump’s plans for combating climate change.

Maybe he can sharpie the affected zones to "reduce" them, he has shown that strategy before.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/sep/04/trump-hurricane-dorian-alabama-sharpie-map

the media is, once again, sanewashing him. he rambled on that no one thought a hurricane this big would happen. well, it's peak hurricane season right now and everyone with a brain has been saying for years that warmer waters will create stronger hurricanes. trump has said in the past that he loves warmer water because it will create more beachfront properties.

We knew it was going to be this bad because NOAA hasn’t yet been privatized under Trump’s project 2025 and there were dire ,and in retrospect,, accurate)

Trump says he’s sending truckloads of reliefs supplies. Unless and until there’s video, that’s a lie as well.

Disaster preparedness and recovery IS a major election issue as it is a key responsibility of the job of President. To lead the country and to show caring for the American people.

Yet another biased article.

the article is biased.

it sanewashes trump's meandering lies, nonsense and politicizing everything.

the only president in recent history who got in the way and denied hurricane relief was donald trump in 2017.

trump denied 99% of the aid requested for hurricane mathew.

"We're not talking about politics now," he said later, wearing a bright red "Make America Great Again" hat while standing in the rubble of a furniture store.

I like how the writers managed to sneak that in.

trump lied, saying the governor of georgia can't get ahold of biden or fema - a blatant lie. 

How do you know?

Maybe because Kemp himself said so?

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/4908016-georgia-kemp-biden-hurricane-helene/amp/

What Trump said about Kemp not being able to get ahold of Biden was another barefaced lie, dutifully repeated by his brainwashed minions.

As usual, Trump taking advantage of any terrible incident to politicize it. Not because he generally cares, but because he thinks he can cash in on it and make him more popular with people.

Do people really forget his failed and terrible non-response to the Puerto Rican crisis in the wake of Hurricane Maria, when he was president? People were begging Trump to issue aid to Puerto Rico as fast as he can, but all he did was tweet mean messages blaming the mayor there. His response was inadequate and just made it worse for Puerto Ricans.

And of course, he loves using his Sharpie to show off his so-called knowledge of natural disasters like hurricane paths.

"We're not talking about politics now," he said later, wearing a bright red "Make America Great Again" hat

lol

"The vice president, she's out someplace, campaigning, looking for money,"

False.

Harris canceled campaign events to return to Washington for a briefing on the federal response, and will visit the region after the first wave of emergency operations.

bass4funkToday  08:11 am JST

*You can jump on Trump all you want, the problem with all that is, that *Trump is NOT the President 

Finally! The breakthrough! He admits it!

Without providing evidence, he claimed his Republican Party supporters were being denied help.

What a schmuck.

the only president in recent history who got in the way and denied hurricane relief was donald trump in 2017.

It's 2024 now, didn't you guys on the left say to us, stop talking about the past?

Ah, so it is true.

*You can jump on Trump all you want, the problem with all that is, that *Trump is NOT the President 

Finally! The breakthrough! He admits it!

Yup! No blowback on him.

"We're not talking about politics now," he said later, wearing a bright red "Make America Great Again" hat while standing in the rubble of a furniture store.

Did he toss out rolls of paper towels to the crowds as he did in the aftermath of the hurricane in Puerto Rico?

I felt this since Trump was doing all his movie cameos in the 80's but he is not even very good at faking at caring for people.

His hating game is where he succeeds.

It is why I have never liked him even before his political career and all his new grifts are even more repulsive.

--trump lied, saying the governor of georgia can't get ahold of biden or fema - a blatant lie. 

How do you know?

By reading the news rather than Twitter posts.

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) expressed his appreciation for the role the federal government has played in responding to Hurricane Helene, contradicting comments from former President Trump, who claimed during a Monday visit to the state that Kemp had trouble reaching President Biden.

Kemp and White House officials confirmed Monday that Biden spoke to the governor on Sunday to offer support as the state sorts through the damage from Hurricane Helene.

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/4908016-georgia-kemp-biden-hurricane-helene/

How much is Trump's donation to the disaster fund?

Hey as long as we have “equity” as the primary goal in everything FEMA does what could go wrong?

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-admins-fema-equity-plan-backlash-historic-hurricane-damage-embarrassment#&_intcmp=fnhpbt4

It's almost like Trump supporters live in an alternate reality.

I would suggest that the first three words in that sentence could safely be removed.

"The damage price tag from hurricane Helene’s impacts on the United States is expected to fall in a range from $20 billion to as high as $34 billion, with property damage a significant component at $15 billion to $26 billion, Moody’s Analytics has said."

https://www.artemis.bm/news/hurricane-helene-economic-loss-in-20bn-34bn-range-moodys-analytics/

How much will the insurance companies be paying out?

Trump the loser.

Disaster preparedness and recovery IS a major election issue as it is a key responsibility of the job of President. To lead the country and to show caring for the American people. 

Yet another thing that the Trump “administration” objectively sucked at.

Locating missing people is the priority also restoring essential services power and water.

Yet another thing that the Trump “administration” objectively sucked at.

Ok, but what about the current admin.?

We have money NOW. lol

So why won't the people get it? Why would Biden deny that to these people?

lol Nope.

Yes

That's not how the government works. Swing and a whiff.

So that means, as the current President he does have a say

Yet another thing that the Trump “administration” objectively sucked at.

Ok, but what about the current admin.?

According to the multiple links provided to you, the GOP governor of GA says he is doing a fine job.

Now, back to Trump’s well-documented history of sucking at basic government…

MAGA logic:

Republican says that current government's disaster response is good:

"That person is not really a republican!"

I heard Trump will be donating a certain portion of his new cryptocurrency grift to the victims of Helene. Can anyone confirm?

Best bet is Trump will show up in Georgia and North Carolina to "aid" the victims - and then launch into a rant about his crowd sizes...he still can't get over how Harris dissed and baited him at the debate...

"During the presidential debate earlier this month, Kamala Harris urged viewers to attend a Trump rally and see for themselves that Trump’s crowds were smaller and attendees often left early due to “exhaustion and boredom. This line of attack seemed to get under Trump’s skin, to the point that he’s now trying to explain away the phenomenon. Trump claimed that people don’t “ever leave” his events, and that when they do, he finishes his speeches quickly. Many of Trump’s speeches, regardless of how late they start, can stretch on for upward of an hour.

Even in Erie, however, rallygoers standing behind Trump could be seen leaving the event early."

https://us.yahoo.com/news/trump-wild-theory-flagging-crowd-142533477.html

So Trump rants no one leaves his rallies early - as cameras show people leaving his rallies...

It's a sure sign that he's done...finished...game over...

So you are admitting that he’s appropriating the resources that others donated and claiming the credit.

no, I am not. But you already claimed In advance that Trump is lying that he will donate things.

so let’s see. When he does I’m sure you will just pivot to the next criticism.

“The former president also pledged to deliver several semi trucks filled with “relief aid,” including gasoline, during his visit to the Peach State.”

I couldn't find any reports on that one.

BlacklabelToday  09:41 am JST

So you are admitting that he’s appropriating the resources that others donated and claiming the credit.

no, I am not. But you already claimed In advance that Trump is lying that he will donate things. 

so let’s see. When he does I’m sure you will just pivot to the next criticism.

”If”, not “when”, and it’s not his money.

And there are so many valid avenues of criticism, the hardest part will be which one to pivot to.

There are too many comments on the political agendas and few about what's happening on the ground. Loss of life. mass destruction. Lack of water and power. Money to Ukraine that isn't preventing any immediate disaster relief.

Normally, the president does not visit a disaster immediately after it. Only gets in the way of rescue and recovery.

Trump should not be using the disaster to bolster his election campaign.

There is no level of human suffering that Trump won’t appropriate for his own personal benefit.

There’s no amount of other people’s resources that he won’t claim credit for.

Because he’s a narcissistic sociopath with no ability to consider anything that doesn’t affect or benefit himself.

Which state gets the most FEMA money?

The five states that received the most federal aid were:

California ($162.9 billion)

New York ($110.2 billion)

Texas ($105.8 billion)

Florida ($58.8 billion)

Pennsylvania ($57.1 billion)

https://usafacts.org/articles/which-states-rely-the-most-on-federal-aid/

In 2023, FEMA responded to more than 100 disasters. Survivors received more than $1.3 billion to jumpstart their recovery, with communities and states receiving nearly $12 billion to rebuild infrastructure damaged by disasters. 

https://www.fema.gov/blog/2023-numbers

Why did Trump's team make a wall of bricks from the destroyed building?

Trump is worse than some cheap ambulance-chasing lawyer...

He'll crash any solemn event, honorary ceremony, or natural disaster to try to steal the spotlight and hustle the survivors...

it just shows how morally depraved he is - as if we need reminded...

Why did Trump's team make a wall of bricks from the destroyed building?

When Don calls himself a builder, this is what he means…

Biden is visiting Asheville, the Democrat stronghold of NC.

is he also “in the way”? Is he also “politicizing the hurricane” by going there?

Trump quickly raised 1 million dollars of relief.

Trump quickly raised 1 million dollars of relief.

And none of his own.

Typical MAGA.

Trump quickly raised 1 million dollars of relief.

Source?

Biden is visiting Asheville, the Democrat stronghold of NC.

is he also “in the way”? Is he also “politicizing the hurricane” by going there?

No and no. Thats why he’s waiting till Wednesday.

Because he’s a leader and not a sociopath seeking to appropriate their suffering for political gain.

Trump should not be using the disaster to bolster his election campaign.

Why not? The Democrats are doing that.

And none of his own. 

Typical MAGA.

Neither did this admin. and the criticism is mounting.

Trump should not be using the disaster to bolster his election campaign.

Why not? The Democrats are doing that.

No, they’re not and even if they were “Well you guys are doing it too!” isn’t strong logic.

And none of his own. 

Typical MAGA.

Neither did this admin. and the criticism is mounting.

No, it’s not. Kemp dispelled that MAGA fever dream on camera.

There is no level of human suffering that Trump won’t appropriate for his own personal benefit. 

So then why are the left trying to blame and attack Trump or even bring up the past? This is all the left has. Shouldn't be throwing boulders at glass cages.

There’s no amount of other people’s resources that he won’t claim credit for. 

And yet, the people seem to appreciate him coming overwhelmingly, the President can't and we know why. Where is Harris?

Because he’s a narcissistic sociopath with no ability to consider anything that doesn’t affect or benefit himself.

Besides wasting time on insults that only make the left feel good, in all serious when will these so-called leaders arrive and what action (if any) will they take?

No, they’re not

Yes, they are

and even if they were “Well you guys are doing it too!” isn’t strong logic.

But it doesn't help this admin either way.

No, it’s not.

Then you need to read the news because it is brutal.

Kemp dispelled that MAGA fever dream on camera.

With all due respect to the gov. He is not the President.

Kemp dispelled that MAGA fever dream on camera.

With all due respect to the gov. He is not the President.

No, he's the Governor - the Chief Executive of the State and the one primary responsible for the disaster response...who said;

"Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) expressed his appreciation for the role the federal government has played in responding to Hurricane Helene, contradicting comments from former President Trump, who claimed during a Monday visit to the state that Kemp had trouble reaching President Biden.

Kemp and White House officials confirmed Monday that Biden spoke to the governor on Sunday to offer support as the state sorts through the damage from Hurricane Helene.

“He just said, ‘Hey, what do you need?’” Kemp told reporters of his call with Biden. “And I told him, you know, we got what we need. We will work through the federal process. He offered that if there’s other things we need, just to call him directly, which, I appreciate that. But we’ve had FEMA embedded with us since, you know, a day or two before the storm hit.”

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/4908016-georgia-kemp-biden-hurricane-helene/

Trump caught in another lie - by a fellow Repub...

There is no level of human suffering that Trump won’t appropriate for his own personal benefit.

There’s no amount of other people’s resources that he won’t claim credit for.

Because he’s a narcissistic sociopath with no ability to consider anything that doesn’t affect or benefit himself.

This sums it up precisely.

Kemp dispelled that MAGA fever dream on camera.

With all due respect to the gov. He is not the President.

And on camera Kemp said “The president called ME. He said ‘What do you need?’ He told me ‘If you need anything else call me’ which I appreciate.”

With all due respect (none), Kemp knows what’s he’s talking about and you do not.

Trump is a lying liar who got caught.

It is amazing how even a story about a weather event gets turned into an anti Trump opinion piece.

Because his lies about People being denied aid contrast so fittingly with his own demonstrated incompetence and disdain for disaster victims (because they were from PR) when he was in office.

Trump quickly raised 1 million dollars of relief.

Source?

John Barron, so you KNOW it’s true! LOL.