JD Vance tours western North Carolina to survey damage from Hurricane Helene | NewsNation Now

Vice President-elect JD Vance on Friday surveyed damage from Hurricane Helene and talked to first responders in western North Carolina in one of his first public appearances since the November election.

The hurricane struck in late September and caused at least $53 billion in damage in North Carolina, according to a state government estimate. More than 100 North Carolina residents died from the storm, which the state estimates damaged over 120,000 homes, at least 6,000 miles (9,700 kilometers) of roads and over 160 sewer and water systems.

The incoming vice president and his wife, Usha, visited the Fairview Volunteer Fire Department, where he learned that the building flooded with 4 to 6 inches of water and that roughly a dozen people got walking pneumonia as they responded to the hurricane's destruction. Power outages meant that some first responders could not talk with their own families for several days.

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[tamelatoggle]

Thank you for showing up for our people .

[aspengold]

Isn't is a shame that the sitting President and VP keep far away from the damaged area, while the President-elect and VP-elect are there.

[XCBen]

Still recovering? It's going to take years. You are going to say that every time? Don't sound surprised

[GroovyGrandpa]

When the new administration is sworn in things will improve greatly.

[travisinLA]

❤ So glad Scamala and the Buffoon didn’t win

[laur]

keep water near by your fire! and when you sleep along with flashnight a handy bag wit the fist thing i can think of is a first aid kit! and a <3

[redrock]

OK I'm just gunna see vision of people and families walking around after the hurricane and we see the damage caused by the hurricane - We see Vance at a political we DON"T see Vance walking amongst the people and the damage after the hurricane.
So where did Vance show up to ?? if he did there would DEFINATELY be footage of him doing it. This is an example of the media presenting an idea without actually showing proof it.

[danbarrett]

But Joe & Kammie have billions for Ukraine and Angola, neither of which Americans can find on maps