Harris, Trump turn attention to Hurricane Helene relief

Oct 1

Craig Nigrelli Anchor

By Craig Nigrelli (Anchor), Brock Koller (Senior Producer), Shea Taylor (Producer), Kaleb Gillespie (Video Editor)

On Monday, Sept. 30, both presidential candidates spent their day focusing on the relief needed in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, which has claimed the lives of at least 125 people. The Democratic nominee Vice President Kamala Harris visited FEMA headquarters, where she told them she and President Biden would do everything they could to help the communities impacted.

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I’m working with governors and local officials to help those impacted by Hurricane Helene. pic.twitter.com/N2rzfFEftV
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) October 1, 2024

“The destruction we have seen in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia is heartbreaking,” Harris said. “In coordination with state and local officials, President Biden and I will continue to make sure that communities have the support and the resources that they need not only to respond to this storm and its immediate aftermath but also the resources they will need to recover.”

President Biden said he will visit hard-hit North Carolina on Wednesday, Oct. 2. Harris said she will be on the ground “as soon as possible.”

Meanwhile, Republican nominee former President Donald Trump visited Valdosta, Georgia, which suffered severe damage from Helene. While there, Trump said this was not a time for politics.

“As you know, our country is in the final weeks of a hard-fought national election, but in a time like this, when a crisis hits, when our fellow citizens cry out in need, none of that matters,” he said. “We’re 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. We look out for one another. We pull together, we pitch in, we persevere and we pull it through. That is really the American spirit. That’s what made America originally great.”

Though Trump said he’d leave politics out of it, some of his words caused controversy in Washington. Trump claimed President Biden had not spoken with Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R).

Biden responded saying Trump is lying and Kemp himself said he spoke with the president on Sunday, Sept. 29.

Tags: 2024 Elections, Donald Trump, FEMA, hurricane, Hurricane season, Kamala Harris, National Hurricane Center

AS FOR THE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES – BOTH SPENT THEIR DAY YESTERDAY FOCUSING ON THE RELIEF NEEDED IN THE AFTERMATH OF HURRICANE HELENE – WHICH HAS CLAIMED THE LIFE OF AT LEAST 125 PEOPLE.

THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE , VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS ,VISITED FEMA HEADQUARTERS WHERE SHE TOLD WORKERS, THAT SHE AND PRESIDENT BIDEN WOULD DO EVERYTHING THEY COULD TO HELP THE COMMUNITIES IMPACTED.

“THE DESTRUCTION WE HAVE SEEN IN ALABAMA, FLORIDA, GEORGIA, NORTH CAROLINA, SOUTH CAROLINA, TENNESSEE AND VIRGINIA IS HEARTBREAKING. IN COORDINATION WITH STATE AND LOCAL OFFICIALS PRESIDENT BIDEN AND I WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE SURE THAT COMMUNITIES HAVE THE SUPPORT AND THE RESOURCES THAT THEY NEED NOT ONLY TO RESPOND TO THIS STORM AND ITS IMMEDIATE AFTERMATH BUT ALSO THE RESOURCES THEY WILL NEED TO RECOVER.”

PRESIDENT BIDEN SAYS HE WILL VISIT HARD-HIT NORTH CAROLINA ON WEDNESDAY. HARRIS SAYS SHE WILL BE ON THE GROUND QUOTE “AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.”

MEANWHILE, REPUBLICAN NOMINEE FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP VISITED VALDOSTA GEORGIA WHICH HAS SEVERE DAMAGE FROM HELENE.

TRUMP SAID THIS WAS NOT A TIME FOR POLITICS.

“As you know, our country is in the final weeks of a hard fought national election. But in a time like this, when a crisis hits, when our fellow citizens cry out in need, none of that matters. We’re 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. We look out for one another. We pull together, we pitch in, we persevere and we pull it through. That is really the American spirit. That’s what made America originally great.”

THOUGH TRUMP SAID HE’D LEAVE POLITICS OUT OF IT, SOME OF HIS WORDS ARE CAUSING CONTROVERSY IN WASHINGTON. TRUMP CLAIMED PRESIDENT BIDEN HAD NOT SPOKEN WITH GEORGIA GOVERNOR BRIAN KEMP. BIDEN RESPONDED SAYING TRUMP IS LYING – AND KEMP HIMSELF SAID HE SPOKE WITH THE PRESIDENT ON SUNDAY.