Trump almost in the same breath as telling the crowd the day wasnt about politics said that the administration has not done enough in the wake of this historic storm which caused severe damage in several states including the battleground states of North Carolina and Georgia

 

Former President Donald Trump visited Georgia on Monday in the wake of Hurricane Helene where he slammed the Biden administrations response to the disaster

Appearing at a furniture store in the heavily hit Valdosta Georgia the former president the day was not about politics but still continued to criticize both Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris for what he is claiming is a poor response from the White House after Helene ripped through the southeast

As you know our country is in the final weeks of a hardfought national election But in a time like this when a crisis hits when our fellow citizens cry out in need none of that matters Trump told the crowd Were not talking about politics now We have to all get together and get this solved We need a lot of help They have to have a lot of help down here

Drone footage shows postapocalyptic damage in North Carolina town after Hurricane Helene

Florida town is wiped off map by Hurricane Helene after being hit by 10foot storm surge and 140mph winds

 

Trump listens to a question as he visits destroyed homes and businesses

 

 

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Trump almost in the same breath as telling the crowd the day wasnt about politics said that the administration has not done enough in the wake of this historic storm which caused severe damage in several states including the battleground states of North Carolina and Georgia

Trump claimed that the president hadnt even called Georgia Gov Brain Kemp despite Kemp saying they had in fact spoken

President Biden criticized Trump for lying about federal contacts with Georgia officials during the response to Hurricane Helene

 

Republican presidential nominee former US President Donald Trump speaks with Katie Watson and Patrick Watson owners of Chez What Furniture store

 

 

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Hes lying and the governor told him he was lying Biden said during an Oval Office address regarding the response to Helene I dont know why he does this Biden continued I dont care about what he says about me but I care what he communicates to people that are in need He implies that were not doing everything possible We are We are

Vice President Harris on Monday cut short a planned campaign stop in Nevada to return to Washhington to be briefed on the aftermath of Helene and speak to workers at the Federal Emergency Management Agency headquarters

I have received regular briefings on the impact of Hurricane Helene including from Administrator Criswell she told FEMA workers And over the past 24 hours I have spoken with Governor Kemp of Georgia Governor Cooper of North Carolina and many local officials

 

Trump speaks with Katie Watson and Patrick Watson owners of Chez What Furniture store that was damaged during Hurricane Helene

 

 

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Harris said that she would visit the region when she would not disrupt the repose Biden similarity said that he would visit the region later this week to assess the damage

The Trump campaign claimed on Monday that they were partnering with Samaritans Purse a nonprofit aid group delivering emergency supplies to Georgia A Trump campaign official it brought two trucks of supplies and one gas tanker to Valdosta

We have a lot of truckloads of different items from oil to water to all sorts of equipment thats going to help them  Trump said during his remarks on Monday

However a campaign statement said they had partnered with Samaritans Purse implying Trump had not independently had supplies brought in and was merely partnering with the nonprofit already in the area

600 people missing after Hurricane Helene wipes out entire towns amid fears of soaring death toll

Drone footage shows postapocalyptic damage in North Carolina town after Hurricane Helene

 

Kamala Harris speaks alongside Erik Hooks FEMA Deputy Administrator before attending a briefing about the impacts of Hurricane Helen

 

 

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President Trump partnered with Samaritans Purse to provide truckloads of critical much needed resources for the people of Georgia including fuel and construction supplies Karoline Leavitt a Trump campaign spokesperson said

600 people in the southeastern US are still missing in the wake of Hurricane Helene as rescue efforts continue amid apocalyptic scenes

The storm has left a trail of devastation from Florida all the way to Tennessee with some of those hardest hit areas being western North Carolina and eastern Tennessee The storm has reportedly claimed more than 100 lives according to local authorities and 600 people remain unaccounted for That number dropped from 1000 people after some cell service was restored to the area