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Jesse Barlow
State College
When disasters strike, that's when we need our president and other elected officials the most. During Hurricanes Helene and Milton, the Biden-Harris administration did its job while Donald Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson spread lies and shirked responsibility.
According to the Charlotte Observer, "former President Donald Trump has politicized (Hurricane Helene) at every turn, spreading falsehoods and conspiracies that fracture the community instead of bringing it together.'' NO, the Biden-Harris administration did NOT use FEMA funds "on illegal immigrants." These unprecedented lies hamper relief efforts. Trump knows that, yet he keeps telling them. The Republican governors of Georgia and South Carolina have repeatedly said that the Biden-Harris administration is getting them the help they need.
Even after Hurricane Milton--the storm of the century, so far-- hit Florida, Speaker Mike Johnson still refuses to call Congress back into session to allocate stable funding for FEMA. That obstruction is making things even more dangerous for hurricane survivors! Glenn Thompson voted to make Johnson House Speaker.
According to Politico's E&E news, Trump "initially refused to approve disaster aid for California after deadly wildfires in 2018 because of the state's Democratic leanings.'' The aid came only AFTER advisers told him that Orange County had many Trump supporters.
The Biden-Harris administration and FEMA are doing their jobs. Meanwhile, Trump hopes his hurricane lies will deliver him an election victory. If we want principled leadership when the next disaster strikes, we need to elect Kamala Harris president, send Zack Womer to Congress and re-elect Senator Bob Casey.