President Donald Trump has announced that he plans to visit North Carolina in the coming days, noting that the state was “abandoned by Democrats” in the aftermath of Hurricane Helen.
playing cards revealed He told reporters he plans to visit Los Angeles, California, which has recently faced several devastating wildfires, and will also visit North Carolina and Nevada.
“We're going to protect Los Angeles. I'm going to go there. I'm going to go to North Carolina, which the Democrats have abandoned,” Trump said. “And, very importantly, we're going to North Carolina first. We'll be there on Friday, and then from there we'll go to Los Angeles, and then we'll go to Nevada.”
President Trump's comments come months after communities in western North Carolina, including Asheville, Chimney Rock Village and Swannanoa, faced devastating flooding and destruction from Hurricane Helen. Areas in eastern Tennessee, George, Florida, and southwestern Virginia also faced flooding, landslides, and destruction of homes and communities.
In the wake of Hurricane Helen, several North Carolina residents say they don't care if the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) comes or not, leaving them to fend for themselves. did. Residents added that they saw no sign of FEMA or any other “government agency.”
Jordan Lanning lives in Asheville. explained He told Fox News host Jesse Watters that the Biden administration's response to Hurricane Helen was “too slow.”
“It's already too late,” Lanning said. “I mean, it took too long. It took them five days to get here. So it took Biden five days to get here, but he told us it was worth coming to see us in person. I had to fly across on my way to Raleigh because I didn't think there was. It's a shame, they keep saying, “We are the people.” There is no such thing as “we the people,” it's them versus us. They are not for us. ”
According to an October press release, FEMA announced “More than $45 million” was spent on Hurricane Helen relief efforts.
Of the $45 million, more than $17 million went to North Carolina, more than $23 million went to Florida, more than $150,000 went to Georgia, more than $124,000 went to Virginia, and more than $4.5 million went to South Carolina. Ta.
President Trump has previously criticized the Biden-Harris administration's response to Hurricane Helen, calling it a “disgrace” and a “betrayal.”
