A GoFundMe authorized by former President Donald Trump for Hurricane Helen victims has raised more than $3 million.
As of Tuesday afternoon, GoFundMe page We have reached approximately $3,083,144 of our original goal of $1,000,000. In just hours after the GoFundMe page was created, more than $1 million has been raised in donations for the victims.
“President Donald J. Trump has launched this GoFundMe campaign as a formal response for MAGA supporters to offer financial assistance to fellow victims of Hurricane Helen,” the GoFundMe page reads. The GoFundMe page states: “With so many people in the Southeast facing hardship in the aftermath of the storm, President Trump is in the community and seeing the aftermath firsthand. Every donation will help those most affected by Hurricane Helen. sent to help those who have received it.”
Among the list of people who donated to the GoFundMe page are Orlando attorney Dan Newlin, former Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-GA), rock star Kid Rock and UFC CEO Dana White. It included Mr.
Hurricane Helen has affected people in communities in western North Carolina, southwestern Virginia, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, and Tennessee.
communities such as Asheville, North Carolina; Chimney Rock, NC. Narrows, Virginia. Irwin, Tennessee. Damascus, Virginia was affected by flooding from Hurricane Helen.
Buncombe County Sheriff Quentin Miller confirmed at a news conference Sunday that 30 people were reported dead. According to Asheville Citizen Times. The flooded city of Asheville is in Buncombe County.
“We are aware that search operations are ongoing and may include recovery efforts,” Miller said in a statement.
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper (D) issued a statement Tuesday saying communities in the state have been “wiped off the map” and that recovery efforts will be “a continuing operation.” According to○CBS17.
“Communities have been wiped off the map, dozens of lives have been lost, and hundreds of roads remain damaged or impassable,” Cooper explained.
