Samantha Energy, who serves because the administrator for the US Company for Worldwide Improvement, put out a tweet at this time through which she defined how People are holding the lights and the warmth on in Ukraine.
Tone deaf a lot?
Tens of millions of People all through the southeast are nonetheless with out energy, to not point out meals and water. Was at this time actually the most effective time for her to speak about this? Watch:
How People are serving to Ukraine preserve the lights and warmth on regardless of Putin’s assaults: pic.twitter.com/29f1AxpgR7
— Samantha Energy (@PowerUSAID) October 4, 2024
Folks reacted on Twitter/X:
Hey, Asheville. Look. “People are serving to Ukraine preserve the lights and warmth on”! https://t.co/w38ogIigLT
— Tandy (@dantypo) October 4, 2024
I’m watching this video in a home with out energy. The solar has simply set.
So you’re making certain the lights keep on in Ukraine whereas 1000’s of People are at present nonetheless sitting the darkish. https://t.co/9NGAkgjZqB
— Anna Hitrova (@redrose_anna) October 4, 2024
It’s fairly tone deaf, and admittedly insulting, for the U.S. to be boasting about out serving to a international nation “preserve the lights and warmth on” when, at this time, tens of 1000’s of American in N Carolina & elsewhere extra urgently want that very same assist.
Maybe delete this put up? https://t.co/vJhLwgGnoj
— Houman David Hemmati, MD, PhD (@houmanhemmati) October 4, 2024
Perhaps she ought to learn this report from the Associated Press:
Days after Hurricane Helene, a powerless mess stays within the Southeast
Sherry Brown has gotten almost all the depressing Hurricane Helene expertise at her house. She’s out of energy and water. There’s a tree on her roof and her SUV. She is changing energy from the alternator in her automobile to maintain simply sufficient juice for her fridge so she will preserve some meals.
Brown is way from alone. Helene was a tree and energy pole wrecking ball because it blew inland throughout Georgia, South Carolina and into North Carolina on Friday. 5 days later, greater than 1.4 million properties and companies within the three states don’t have energy, in line with poweroutage.us.
However don’t fear America, your tax {dollars} are holding the lights on in Ukraine. Good grief.
