BREAKING NEWS: President Biden Delivers Remarks On The Federal Response To Hurricane Helene

President Biden delivered remarks on Monday on the federal response to Hurricane Helene.

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[leticiawallace]

Did you see him gag over the word “prayers“?

[leticiawallace]

“Over a 100 dead”, that sounds like the Maui body count when it was actually thousands! Plus all the missing children!

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President Trump would have already been on sight. You can't wait to get back to the beach. FJB!!

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It’s 0 dark thirty, November 05 is peeking up over the horizon. They don’t dare ignore this disaster as they have all the other disasters since Joe was installed. Wonder if they’ll spring for more than a one time payment of $700. After all, these people have lost everything, including lives.

[tompham]

He is right : many disasters happening when I am US president!

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Oh now he saying something about the disaster and devastation. Afer The olympic speech ad after Trump aready donated $25 million to the victims if this hurricane ! Go back to the beach !

[GroovyGrandpa]

Glad he showed up, choking on a lollipop.

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Harris was spending Sunday night in Las Vegas and had planned campaign stops in the city on Monday. But her office announced that she’d instead head back to Washington earlier than expected and will attend a briefing on the damage caused by Helene at the headquarters of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

A North Carolina county that includes the mountain city of Asheville reported earlier Sunday that 30 people were killed due to the storm, pushing the overall death toll to at least 91 people across several states.

Biden on Sunday evening made calls to several state and local government officials in areas impacted by the hurricane, including Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp; North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper; Valdosta, Georgia Mayor Scott Matheson; and Taylor County, Florida Emergency Management Director John Louk.

Biden told the officials the administration “will continue providing support to impacted communities — for as long as it takes, ” according to the White House.

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Wrrrnotleaving til the job is done” … hm, where have we heard that before? Ukraine? Israel?

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Trump is on his way to Georgia today and North Carolina

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Dumala borrowed his jet for some fund raising

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Biden was briefed again on Sunday evening about the impact of the devastating storm on an enormous swath of the Southeast. In a brief exchange with reporters, he described the impact of the storm as “stunning” and said that the administration is giving states “everything we have” to help with their response to the storm.

Biden planned to speak about the administration’s response efforts in remarks from the White House on Monday.

The White House also said Vice President Kamala Harris will visit the storm-ravaged areas “as soon as it is possible without disrupting emergency response operations.” At a Las Vegas rally Sunday night, Harris spoke about the impact of Helene, saying, “I know everyone here sends their thoughts and prayer for the folks who have been so devastated by that hurricane.”

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I really hope technology doesn't succeed in destroying your country as the climate makes it very difficult for Americans 🇺🇸❤🕊😓 to recover.