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President Donald Trump called out the lack of response by President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris after deadly flooding killed dozens of people and left hundreds unaccounted for in North Carolina.
Trump shared the comments during his Sunday rally in Erie, Pennsylvania.
“Before we begin, I’d like to send my love and prayers to the families of those who have died — a lot of death — and all of those who are displaced and suffering in the wake of the hurricane’s destruction in the South, especially in Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, and in particular, western North Carolina, [which] took a tremendous hit. It’s been absolutely devasted. May God be with you all,” Trump said.
“Biden is in Delaware sleeping right now in one of his many estates … Lyin’ Kamala Harris [is] in San Francisco, a city that she has totally destroyed — that’s where she is right now … at fundraising events with her Radical Left lunatic donors, when big parts of our country have been devastated by that massive hurricane and are underwater, with many, many people dead,” he added.
The White House finally commented on the devastating storms late Sunday. The president spoke with North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper and leaders from neighboring states impacted by the flooding with plans to visit the affected areas later this week.
Harris briefly addressed the storm victims during a campaign stop in Las Vegas.
“We will stand with these communities for as long as it takes to make sure that they are able to recover and rebuild,” Harris said.
A massive recovery effort remains underway in Western North Carolina where more than 500 of the state’s National Guard members (NCNG) were deployed along with over 200 vehicles and aircraft.
“Our air assets have moved more than 34,000 pounds of cargo, including food, water, and medical supplies to distribute. In the past 48 hours, we have been augmented by personnel and air assets from Connecticut, Maryland, Ohio, Iowa, Florida, South Carolina, and Pennsylvania,” the post continued from NCNG.
The Asheville Fire Department also issued a positive update on the Bee Tree Dam that many were concerned could fail after overwhelming waters swept through the area.
“The dam at Bee Tree is functioning as it was engineered. Water is coming through the spillway intended. Water resources completed fly over visual inspections today. Water Resources staff continue to work to respond to the emergency,” the department wrote on X.
