Fact check: Six days of Trump lies about the Hurricane Helene response

[Matt]

https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/06/politics ... index.html

The only people more despicable than Trump are the 50M absolute morons who will vote for him. The man is a despicable racist.

[zzand]

And this shocks you? If the man is talking he is lying

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He is so terrified of losing now he will say and do anything. His response might be a better barometer than the polls.

[bmw]

The degree to which the media is circling the wagons in 100% defense of the hurricane response is sickening. The fact that Trump may be exaggerating some claims does not give the media a free pass to not investigate anything.

And as far as FEMA's financial situation, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas has in fact said that their disaster relief fund is nearly out of money. But just 3 months ago, he publicly said that FEMA was more than ready for the upcoming hurricane season. Why isn't anybody in the media asking questions as to where that money DID go? And btw, it is true that FEMA administered $641 million in funds for housing illegal immigrants. The fact that this money is coming from a separate fund allocated for that purpose misses the point that the feds DID allocate that money for that purpose but somehow don't have enough money to allocate for another hurricane.

[bmw]

Also, as to Trump's claim that the response has been partisan in nature due to most of the victims being Trump supporters - I believe that to be true. Had it hit a mostly Democrat area, Biden would have been on the ground faster than 6 days after the storm, and take that a step further - had it been Trump who was President and a big storm hit a largely Democrat area and he took 6 days to show up, you know damn well he would be criticized to no end and that the media would have more reporters on the ground plastering the images of those suffering all over the television.

I remember how the media covered Katrina when Bush was in office.

[bmw]

I'll bet Matt thinks this joke is funny.

[Honeyman]

Also, as to Trump's claim that the response has been partisan in nature due to most of the victims being Trump supporters - I believe that to be true. Had it hit a mostly Democrat area, Biden would have been on the ground faster than 6 days after the storm, and take that a step further - had it been Trump who was President and a big storm hit a largely Democrat area and he took 6 days to show up, you know damn well he would be criticized to no end and that the media would have more reporters on the ground plastering the images of those suffering all over the television.

I remember how the media covered Katrina when Bush was in office.

You're an idiot and a cult member All the governors of the states, Republicans, have said the federal response has been great and they have gotten everything they asked for. Biden doesn't have to make things more complicated by showing up there immediately. You see Trump throwing paper towels to people and call that a leader.

[Matt]

I'll bet Matt thinks this joke is funny.

Why would I think a hack joke targeting the nursing home of a retired felon was funny?

Remember when the retired felon used a sharpie to "change" the path of a hurricane? Is this what this is trying to reference?

[bmw]

Biden doesn't have to make things more complicated by showing up there immediately.

Funny how that exact same defense didn't work for George W. Bush.

Bush declined to visit the devastated area right away. White House aides said at the time that Bush didn't want to cause disruptions in rescue and recovery efforts by diverting security and communications to himself.

https://www.usnews.com/news/the-report/ ... rge-w-bush

[bmw]

So anyways, that next hurricane is headed straight for Florida, nearly the same landfall area as the last one. And FEMA will be out of money. How's that going to work out?

[Matt]

So anyways, that next hurricane is headed straight for Florida, nearly the same landfall area as the last one. And FEMA will be out of money. How's that going to work out?

The government's fiscal year started 5 days ago - they should have the full FY25 appropriation available.

[bmw]

The government's fiscal year started 5 days ago - they should have the full FY25 appropriation available.

Try to keep up.

We are meeting the immediate needs with the money that we have. We are expecting another hurricane hitting. FEMA does not have the funds to make it through the season.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/arti ... ne-season/

[Matt]

The government's fiscal year started 5 days ago - they should have the full FY25 appropriation available.

Try to keep up.

We are meeting the immediate needs with the money that we have. We are expecting another hurricane hitting. FEMA does not have the funds to make it through the season.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/arti ... ne-season/

"Try and keep up" from a low IQ Trump cult member is something. Congress has the power to fund the government. Speaker Johnson can't even lead his own members.

[lidoshuffle]

And this shocks you? If the man is talking he is lying

ANY politician who is talking is lying.....

[lidoshuffle]

So anyways, that next hurricane is headed straight for Florida, nearly the same landfall area as the last one. And FEMA will be out of money. How's that going to work out?

Not to worry BMW, that $750 already allocated for Helene victims will make it all go away, just like it never happened!
Now with Hurricane Milton bearing down on the Florida west coast, will Kamala still be on the campaign trail?
Will she be talking with Muslim leaders apologizing for Joe because he sided with Israel?
Or will she be where a VP needs to be, back in Washington, over seeing any FEMA response and aid that the Tampa/west coast of Florida will surely need?

Stay tuned....
(Awaiting clever replies from Harris/Walz ball washers....)