Trump rips ‘terrible’ WH response to Helene as FEMA accused of mismanaging crisis, blocking aid

Former President Donald Trump tore into what he called the “terrible” federal response to Hurricane Helene Friday as outraged critics aired allegations that relief workers are sitting idle without orders — and that those who are working are “seizing” aid deliveries and slow-walking distribution of Starlink satellite internet equipment.

“It has been a terrible response from the White House,” the Republican presidential nominee said in Georgia, where he was briefed on damage around the city of Augusta longside GOP Gov. Brian Kemp, who thanked Trump for helping to keep “the nation’s attention” on those affected by the storm. ---More...

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