Georgians get fast Hurricane aid from Biden and Harris … and it’s driving Trump crazy
Georgians get fast Hurricane aid from Biden and Harris … and it’s driving Trump crazy
The death toll surpassed 100 people, with some of the worst damage caused by inland flooding in North Carolina.
Georgia’s Republican governor praised Democratic President Joe Biden for reaching out to him in the wake of Hurricane Helene’s deadly devastation as the state and surrounding areas scramble to recover from the disaster.
Former President Donald Trump told a different story when he landed there to survey the damage.
“The governor’s doing a very good job. He’s having a hard time getting the president on the phone,” Trump told reporters. “The federal government is not being responsive.”
It wasn’t true.
Here’s what Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp had to say about Biden and the feds:
“The president just called me yesterday afternoon. I missed him and called him right back and he just said, ‘Hey, what do you need?’ And I told him, ‘We got what we need. We’ll work through the federal process. He offered that if there’s other things we need just to call him directly, which I appreciate that,” Kemp said.
“We’ve had FEMA embedded with us since a day or two before the storm hit in our state operating center in Atlanta. We’ve got a great relationship with them,” he said.
🗳️ Register to vote: https://vote.gov/
and yet, Georgia republicans are going to vote for the asshole that wants to eliminate FEMA and NOAA.
fuckers.
Not eliminate, just privatize and make money off of it by stiffing every person, company, and publicly owned... Oh wait yeah, just hurting everyone.
Outrageous. Republicans would never withhold important info about a disaster just to make a quick buck!
Doesn't look like it's driving him crazy. He just lies about it, half of his supporters believe him, and the other half believe "in spirit". Seems pretty normal.
That seems like a good way to describe that level of devotion--believing him "in spirit".
While some are doing keg-stands with the Kool-Aid, others such as these believers 'in spirit' are just casually sipping a Kool-Aid cocktail to be social and/or fit in (or perhaps have succumbed to peer pressure, etc)
On X the MAGA people are constantly saying how Biden did nothing, but the fact is two days before he acted to help the people that were effected.
the fact is
Well there's your problem...
They'll never hear about it.
I guarantee the media they are listening to showed them this:
“The governor’s doing a very good job. He’s having a hard time getting the president on the phone,” Trump told reporters. “The federal government is not being responsive.”
But never showed them this:
“The president just called me yesterday afternoon. I missed him and called him right back and he just said, ‘Hey, what do you need?’ And I told him, ‘We got what we need. We’ll work through the federal process. He offered that if there’s other things we need just to call him directly, which I appreciate that,” Kemp said.
But all I'm hearing at work today is "Biden won't help the hurricane victims! Elon and Trump are teaming up to provide relief, but Kamalala and Biden told them to get a job!!!" I hate this place so much. Trump just lies and they eat it up.
The Twitter bots started in on that shit before the damn rain stopped and haven't stopped since. At this point Twitter's living in a goddamn fantasy world. "Where's Biden? He hasn't done ANYTHING!" Meanwhile he issued several emergency declarations? "Where's Kamala in all this? This is her problem!" ...is it? What's with Twitter bots acting like Kamala Harris is already the President?
What’s with Twitter bots acting like Kamala Harris is already the President?
That's the new attack line...the absolutely stupid charge that "Harris had 3.5 years to accomplish her presidential agenda while VP. Why didn't she accomplish it yet?"...and a large portion of the country will probably buy it as a fair critique (because they're idiots) despite it being obviously nonsensical.
Start laughing when they say something like that. Wait until they ask why and say I've heard exactly the opposite. It wont convince many but a few might stop watching dubious sources long enough to find out it isn't true. It the old its easier to fool someone than convince them they have been fooled.
I’m sorry that you work somewhere that has that sort of discourse going on. Sounds super draining.
Remember when trump threatened to withhold aid to Californians impacted by a disaster because their governor didn’t kiss the ring with enough gusto?
As we have to deal with progressively worse disasters due to climate change, some morons want to vote for the guy that will refuse to help their own communities if his arse isn’t kissed enough.
If you live in an area that will be hit with such disasters and are still considering voting for this lunatic, you deserve what’s coming to you. But consider that your sane neighbours won’t deserve the consequences of your actions, and will be entirely justified to refuse to help you when your orange god hangs you out to dry.
Did he launch paper towels to the needy this time?
No, but that same dude launched chicken tenders at a crowd over the weekend.
Would you look at that, a actually functioning government!
WHY ISN'T BIDEN DOWN THERE THROWING PAPER TOWEL ROLLS AT THE GEORGIANS!?! /s
Because we had a hurricaine here in AMERICA. Why would Biden waste time in Eastern Europe?
Republicans are KNOWN to do Their Own Research so they'll OBVIOUSLY find out they're being Lied to! OBVIOUSLY!
Good, let the Orange Shit Stain cry more.
I've been through quite a number of natural disasters in my life. Flash floods, tornados, and more hurricanes than I can count. I think you can depend on a range of emotions if you're the victim of such events.
First, disbelief. Mother nature is all powerful and just awesome. Go outside after the storm and you'll see some shocking things sometimes. Things you just can't believe can happen. Second, hopelessness. You wonder what will happen now that you've lost everything. It's very depressing. Hard to understand why you're a victim and this leads to anger at times. Lastly, there's the "carry on" when you just go forward because what choice is there?
I say this as a lens into the on the ground reporting that's done. Sure, when they put a microphone in front of a victim you should take it with a grain of salt, but really theses emotions are underlying.
Also have worked a number of recoveries. That is long and tiring work, but actually you get payback constantly by knowing you're helping people.
What's the point of this post? Your third paragraph, with the "grain of salt" statement, in context, makes it sound like you think the governor may be lying about the president calling him. Is this accurate?