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© Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.Trump complains about disaster response; Biden says he should get a life
By ISABELLA VOLMERT and WILL WEISSERT DETROIT©2024 GPlusMedia Inc.
70 Comments
stormcrow
The man is a liar and a convicted felon. He should be sitting in a federal penitentiary, not campaigning for president.
plasticmonkey
Because he's an absolute moron, and getting more demented by the day.
You'd have to be blind not to realize this.
Exactly.
dagon
If you look at the way Trump conducted disaster relief during his admin, he hasn't changed his modus operandi.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/new-probe-confirms-trump-officials-blocked-puerto-rico-receiving-hurri-rcna749
And all he has is projection, accusing this admin of blocking relief aid.
It has been a million times but trump is truly unfit for the office of POTUS.
funkymofo
Trump is just grasping at straws at this point.
Cards fan
Completely agree with Biden. Trump is a loser, who still can't get over the fact he lost. He denied, or delayed, aid to communities he thought didn't support him. I don't want to hear lip from this loser about disaster response. His was terrible.
wallace
Trump is deaf except for his conspiracies. He has disgraced himself so many times. The US deserves better.
Underworld
What he is doing is preying of of peoples misery to further his political ambitions. In the process, he is making people's lives worse.
This is why we don't want Trump in charge of the economy. He just doesn't understand economics, but his narcissism is such that he thinks he does.
wallace
Trump has gone to the cats and dogs.
Peter Neil
now the maga crazies are ramping up the "they're controlling the weather" nonsense, too. democrats created the hurricane and steered it towards republican areas.
it was reported that one of the first things trump did when he was president was to say to aides that china had a "hurricane gun" to shoot hurricanes at the u.s.. I'm not kidding.
he wanted a military attack on china as retaliation. he had to be talked down from the ledge by everyone in the white house.
the u.s. was lucky to survive his term. imagine another term.
bass4funk
Oh, we watched it.
Exactly.
He did, gave money, offered rescue workers a place to stay at one of his hotels, he and Elon and Ivanka helped to distribute Starlinks to people that have no way of communicating, been on the ground and Biden, as usual, go off the rails, rant incoherently, and as in Dem true fashion try to deflect the blame from their own lack of response and that’s not going away.
wallace
"He noted that the federal government has nearly $36 trillion in total debt, a byproduct of the annual borrowing needed to cover the gap between tax revenues and government spending."
$7 trillion of it has been "owned" by Trump from his term of office.
plasticmonkey
Simply not true.
Once again you’ve been conned by the Don.
wallace
Trump's GoFundMe has raised $7,694,437 for Hurricane Helene Victims.
https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-hurricane-helene-victims-with-president-trump
Trump could have donated much more than that personally.
lincolnman
Trump was deep in the throes of dementia before Biden dropped out - Harris has seemed to accelerate it...
Either that or he is so crazed for attention that he purposely makes up these ridiculous conspiracy theories, lies, and fabrications...
I think it's a combination of the two...and it is damaging our nation's democratic fabric...
Yesterday we learned Trump bought his Bibles he is hawking from Communist China - for $3 each - which he then turns and sells to his fleeced flock for $59.99.
https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/other/trump-s-branded-60-bibles-are-made-in-china-for-less-than-3-apiece/ar-AA1rYkRJ
That says it all...it's all about the hustle...
bass4funk
True, video and timeline don’t lie, regardless of what Pixar tries to tell you.
No, this administration way, way lost their credibility a long time ago. The left, don’t believe your eyes, trust us. Yeah, ok…lol
Underworld
That would be the government providing the initial Starlinks to get people communicating.
Trump did nothing of relevance.
Biden was quite composed. This isn't Biden's first rodeo and he knows what he is doing. Trump's record on relief management as president, is quite frankly abysmal. (Not to mention his COVID response!) And he isn't helping now.
In fact, Trump's blatant lies and misinformation is risking people's lives.
Shameful.
Dems aren't deflecting a thing. Their response has been solid.
wallace
Trump will be gone in 25 days.
bass4funk
For an ex-President, very good.
We don’t know what he donated if any and he’s done enough, more than enough. Now it’s Biden’s turn.
Peter Neil
the media is doing it again. it's sane washing trump. he gave a "economic speech" today in detroit that was proof he's senile. go watch it if you don't believe me. senile and unhinged in random order with no point.
crop circles, musk landing rockets within 12" of a target on the moon, everything is unfair to us, etc.
and yet, the media presents him as a serious candidate, never talking about the obvious mental unfitness, hiding the rantings of a dr. strangelove-like charlatan.
Underworld
bass4funk
Trump could have donated much more than that personally.
Zero. Zilch. Nada. Trump only cares about himself.
Trump's help has been negative. If he had done nothing, people would have had a better outcome.
Cards fan
For a billionaire that supposedly cares about the country, it's pathetic.
The number is 0. Trump would be bragging about it if he spent a dime on charity for the victims of Helene and Milton.
Hercolobus
Politics, riding on negativity. Rising the scales by lowering the other side.
bass4funk
Yes
I agree that this blunder (of many uncountable ones) is digging that grave deeper for this administration. TRUMP & Elon has done EVERYTHING possible! Nothing is impossible for them! Where’s FEMA, RED CROSS, Army Corps of Engineers, National Guard? NC is thousands time worse than Florida! Where’s their help? Oprah where’s your help for them? Not one buck is given!
NOMINATION
Do you have first hand knowledge of what is going on there or prefer holding on to every word from a New York news studio?
Underworld
bass4funk
Trump has done nothing useful. At all.
Helping out with the relief.
The help is there. Stop spreading disinformation - you are starting to look like a bot.
plasticmonkey
That's not what I asked you.
NOMINATION
Wallace, do you agree with this or you think Democrats are NEVER wrong?
Peter Neil
we’re talking about the same family that enriched itself from a “charity” it set up for children with cancer. the money was spent at trump golf courses and hotels with lavish banquets.
and his “charity” that was fined $2 million in 2019 for funneling the contributions to his businesses and into his political committees.
and let’s not leave musk out of this. musk whined that he wasn’t able to send starlink equipment to north carolina for the victims to use. turned out to be false.
plus he made it sound like he was doing something charitable to help, like a lifeline for communication. but the truth is people have to pay for it. it ain’t no relief or aid.
lincolnman
Trump goes rogue again and his campaign managers just shake their heads...
"Donald Trump on Thursday addressed business leaders in Detroit, where he insulted their city and big companies. "You want to know the truth?” Trump told members of the Detroit Economic Club as he painted a picture of what his opponent would do to America. “It’ll be like Detroit. Our whole country will end up being like Detroit if she’s your president. You’re gonna have a mess on your hands.”
https://www.yahoo.com/news/donald-trump-goes-detroit-insults-202014953.html
Let's see, he's insulted Blacks, said Jews will be at fault if he loses, tells union members they deserve to be fired if they strike, now visits Detroit and disses the city....
What's next? Maybe finally admitting he calls his supporters "basement dwellers"?
https://www.axios.com/2024/08/20/dnc-trump-stephanie-grisham
fallaffel
Don't worry, Trump has a concept of a plan for hurricane recovery. It's the biggest and bestest ever.
bass4funk
Democratic strategists are calling on the Harris campaign to get more aggressive amid concerns her early momentum, spurred largely by Harris' debate performance and the Democratic National Convention, has waned due to a number of factors.
"I’m scared to death," Democratic strategist James Carville said Wednesday.
"Now that the sugar high is gone, people have realized what Kamala Harris has said from the start, which is that she is the underdog," Anthony Coley, a former Biden and Obama staffer turned political consultant, told The Hill.
Kamala sees the writing on the walls and it’s covered in red.
Bob Fosse
“saying some other countries, especially China, are ripping the U.S. off and taking manufacturing business away.”
Where did he he get his ‘God Bless the USA’ bibles made? Any maga care to take a guess?
bass4funk
True
lincolnman
Wow, this latest Trump speech in Detroit was a real lesson in how far his dementia has progressed...
He ranted about "circles" then started insulting Biden - who he evidently has forgotten is no longer his opponent...
“And, it’s so simple, I mean, you know. This isn’t like Elon with his rocket ships that land within 12 inches on the moon where they wanted to land,” Trump said. “Or, he gets the … engines back—that was the first I realized, I said, ‘Who the hell did that?’ I saw engines about three, four years ago. These things were coming—cylinders, no wings, no nothing—and they’re coming down very slowly, landing on a raft in the middle of the ocean someplace, with a circle, boom!”
“Reminded me of the Biden circles that he used to have, right?” Trump said, seemingly referring to President Joe Biden’s campaign events that took precautions for Covid-19, in an awkward non sequitur. “He’d have eight circles, and he couldn’t fill ’em up.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/watch-trump-completely-loses-train-201337526.html
He's completely melting down...it's now just a daily dose of embarrassing gaffes and nonsense...
He's proving to everyone he needs to be in a long-term Alzheimer's care facility...
Blacklabel
Everything that involves money being at risk is now trending significantly towards a Trump victory.
Money talks.
Bob Fosse
”fake news”. Took you less time than I expected.
wallace
Obama speaking at a rally for Harris in Pittsburgh.
"We are heartbroken for all the victims of the hurricanes."
Arrrgh-Type
Another headline fail from. Some of our supposed brightest minds in the press. Biden wasn't telling Trump to "get a life" about disaster response, he was telling him due to spouting misinformation and conspiracy theories. There's a difference between the two.
plasticmonkey
And if he loses, it's because the Dems cheated bigly. Right?
PTownsend
The gap largely a result of trump's tax cuts for the wealthiest, putting the burden of taxes on the working and middle classes.
Wasabi
It's smell the end of trumpy
Norm
At 8:17 a.m.
"I’m scared to death," Democratic strategist James Carville said Wednesday.
"Now that the sugar high is gone, people have realized what Kamala Harris has said from the start, which is that she is the underdog," Anthony Coley, a former Biden and Obama staffer turned political consultant, told The Hill.
That’s laser-like focus.
OssanAmerica
Time for America to get this old deranged convicted felon and con-man out of US politics for good. And we need to keep a close eye on Musk, whom I consider has the potential to become even more of a threat to the nation than Trump in the long run.
Moderator
Readers, could we please have some intelligent comments, without bickering or insults.
wallace
Rampant scams from criminals. Residents need to be careful.
NOMINATION
Yet you don't believe the residents when they said that they couldn't receive any of the $750 they were promised. You believe mass media over them and call anyone a liar that doesn't believe that. Why?
burgers and beers
"And we need to keep a close eye on Musk, whom I consider has the potential to become even more of a threat to the nation than Trump in the long run."
I agree, smart guys who champion free speech are a dangerous threat to your nation. They need to be kept under watch and if necessary taken care of. They are a threat to " joy, positive vibes and freedom".
John
His rallies are so sparsely attended in Mİ and PA that he’s now down to rallying in blue non-swing states in order to fill the rallies.
John
It’s campaign malpractice, but he must have his tissue-thin ego stroked.
So off to blue states where his schtick isn’t old and tired.
Blacklabel
He’s winning PA and MI though right now. lol
Blacklabel
That Madison Square Garden rally being packed like a Knicks game will be the final nail in the “no policy just joy and vibes” coffin.
thinking about attending, should be lit.
Blacklabel
dont see “Harris” on the entire first page other than a sad +1 in Nevada and a really sad +1 nationally.
what happened?
wallace
NOMINATION
Rampant scams from criminals. Residents need to be careful.
I didn't say any of that. Hundreds of thousands did receive the initial payment of $750. No system is perfect.
There are scams from criminals visiting old people to sign away their insurance claims and then pocketing the money. Bogus builders are trying to get money before doing any work.
Not sure why you don't believe those warnings.
dagon
In the Tri-State Area hmmm?
The provocation and backlash this will cause is sure to keep Trump's name in the headlines, just like his disaster grandstanding.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/10/trump-madison-square-garden-rally-nazi-comparison
Trump has always been about 'there is no such thing as bad press' and truth be told it is hard for Kamala to keep up with this spectacle of demagoguery.
Underworld
NOMINATION
Rampant scams from criminals. Residents need to be careful.
Because the mass media is a more reliable source of information. Many people have been tricked by MAGA misinformation.
burgers and beers
It is interesting to observe many of the Democrat supporters being so aggressive on these threads. If Kamala is indeed ahead by millions of votes as they say, then there is nothing to worry about and they can ease up on their anger and aggression. What happened to all the joy and positive vibes?
Underworld
burgers and beers
"And we need to keep a close eye on Musk, whom I consider has the potential to become even more of a threat to the nation than Trump in the long run."
You jest. Musk has never championed free speech. He has said it - but if you post something he doesn't like on X, expect your account to be deleted.
wallace
NOMINATION
Why are you asking me? Why don't you ask the post who commented?
bass4funk
Really? Doesn't seem so.
https://x.com/DanScavino/status/1844171594320728221
Norm
I’m not a Democrat, but I’m feeling neither anger nor aggression. I am, on the other hand, feeling the joy and positive vibes.
Cards fan
Yeah, they're billionaires. They should be setting up Gofundmes and insulting the good people of Detroit. oh, duh-hur.
Blacklabel
I really don’t know how Obama giving one of his recycled 2008 speeches helps anything in 2024.
just shows us by comparison how poor of a candidate Kamala is and that she can’t even speak for herself or persuade people to vote for HER not him.
just makes people wish Obama was running, but he cant.
Underworld
Blacklabel
I think you might be reading a bit much into Obama doing speeches. He did the same for Biden in 2020. Standard stuff.
Peter Neil
BlacklabelToday 11:03 am JST
trump speaks at a 4th grade level, according to the experts.
those big words are scary.
Zaphod
Does the article claim there is nothing to complain about the disaster response by Fema? It is amazing how whatever Trump does or says can be turned into a smear article.
John
I especially like the part where Trump told the audience “If you don’t vote for me the whole country will turn into Detroit” WHILE HE WAS ADDRESSING THE DETROIT ECONOMIC FORUM.
Nothing says “very stable genius”
like trash-talking your audience in a critical swing state.
Underworld
Zaphod
Correct.
Because Trump is spreading disinformation as a political stunt? Why not?
John
It’s called surrogacy.
Trump doesn’t have them because nobody of any credibility wants to speak on his behalf.
bass4funk
Absolutely, spot on or are you trying to tell us that the West Coast cities look lovely and pristine?
Nothing wrong with telling the truth and his polls in these crucial swing states show it. James Carville is nervous so is David Axelrod they’re painting a very gloomy picture for Kamala.
And that shows originality and that he has command of the issues, that’s a good thing.
Blacklabel
Controversial independent thoughts:
Joe Biden is much more coherent and competent since they stole his nomination from him and stopped bothering to medicate him.
The incompetence of Kamala Harris and how poor a candidate she is gives me some reverence for the skill and experience of Hillary Clinton. They are both super “unlikable” though.
but man, rolling Obama out there just shows Dems how bad they messed up this bait and switch.