Trump Swings at FEMA, Hits NC
In a News and Observer article, former members of Congress, David Price and Bob Etheridge, discuss President Trump’s cynical and reckless response to Helene.
“The 2024 presidential campaign coincided with the widespread and unprecedented devastation wrought by Hurricane Helene in western North Carolina. Also unprecedented was the degree to which candidate Donald Trump politicized the disaster, falsely accusing the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) of ignoring Republican areas and diverting funds to support undocumented immigrants. Ironically, however, now that he is in office, Trump and Elon Musk, his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) chief, seem to be making every effort to make those earlier accusations of FEMA underperformance come true.”
Read more at: https://www.newsobserver.com/opinion/article304796691.html#storylink=cpy
