Joe Biden on Monday delivered remarks on his administration’s response efforts to Hurricane Helene after he hid at his Rehoboth Seaside home all weekend.
Greater than 1,000 individuals are unaccounted for after Hurricane Helene made its means by Florida, Georgia, Tennessee and the Carolinas this weekend.
At the least 100 individuals have perished.
Flooding brought on by Hurricane Helene has destroyed Asheville, North Carolina.
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Asheville, North Carolina is devastated.
The place is our “President” and “Vice President”?
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) September 29, 2024
Vehicles and vans had been tossed round like toys in Asheville, North Carolina, after catastrophic flooding from Hurricane Helene.
“I’ve by no means seen devastation like this,” one Asheville resident mentioned.
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“I’ve by no means seen devastation like this.” Vehicles and vans had been tossed round like toys in Asheville, North Carolina, after catastrophic flooding from Helene. pic.twitter.com/4wA33g7VLB
— AccuWeather (@accuweather) September 30, 2024
Highly effective flooding from Hurricane Helene collapsed the Kisner Bridge in Afton, Tennessee.
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Highly effective floods from Helene collapsed the Kisner Bridge in Afton, Tennessee, into the roaring Nolichucky River. pic.twitter.com/MkE20hm559
— AccuWeather (@accuweather) September 28, 2024
Biden lastly crawled out of his gap to ship remarks on the catastrophic flooding and lack of life.
Each Biden and Kamala Harris had been AWOL all weekend as Individuals residing within the flood zone misplaced all the things.
Joe Biden gave billions of {dollars} to Ukraine however he doesn’t care about Individuals. He told reporters that he has given sufficient assets to Hurricane Helene victims.
Kamala Harris was too busy fundraising in California all weekend to care about Individuals struggling within the Southeast as a result of flooding from Hurricane Helene.
Biden mumbled by his remarks on Monday. He couldn’t get out of there quick sufficient.
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An especially unwell Biden lastly realizes there is a disaster in North Carolina and different southern states pic.twitter.com/gt0p0fnkIP
— RNC Analysis (@RNCResearch) September 30, 2024
As Biden closed his binder and walked away, one reporter requested why he and Kamala Harris had been MIA all weekend.
“On the hurricane, why weren’t you and VP Harris right here in Washington commanding this this weekend?” a reporter requested Biden.
Biden circled and snapped on the reporter: “I used to be commanding! I used to be on the telephone for at the very least two hours yesterday and the day earlier than as effectively! I command! It’s referred to as the phone!”
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REPORTER: “On the hurricane, why weren’t you and VP Harris right here in Washington commanding this this weekend?”
BIDEN: “I used to be commanding!”
(He was at his seashore home and Kamala was fundraising in San Francisco) pic.twitter.com/3LmFI0KiRN
— RNC Analysis (@RNCResearch) September 30, 2024
