Published September 30, 2024
Former President Donald Trump will visit Georgia after the southeast was battered by Hurricane Helene, while President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris stay in Washington, D.C. — for now.
Biden will deliver remarks providing an update on relief efforts from the White House on Monday, while Harris has canceled campaign events and is returning to Washington to receive a briefing from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Trump announced his plans to visit Valdosta, Georgia, on Monday in the southern part of the state following a rally in Pennsylvania on Sunday.
The former president, who is running for another four-year term in the White House, is expected to receive a briefing from local officials on relief efforts, help distribute supplies, and speak to the press while in the Peach State.
When Trump visited Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria in 2017, he was criticized for throwing paper towels at residents and withholding funding after the devastation.
Trump opened his Sunday rally in the Keystone State by sending his “love and prayers” to victims of the storm and then accused Biden of “sleeping” and Harris of holding fundraising while several parts of the country are battered from the hurricane.
Biden and Harris spoke with officials from the affected states over the weekend, and the president told FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell that he intends to visit affected areas this week “as soon as it will not disrupt emergency response operations,” according to the White House pool report.
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SOURCE: www.washingtonexaminer.com
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Hurricane Helene destroyed many buildings in downtown Valdosta, Saturday, September 28, 2024. The devastation in Valdosta was extensive after the South Georgia city was battered with hurricane-force winds on Helene’s path across the state. Damaging Helene has swept through Georgia, leading to at least 15 deaths. All 159 counties are now assessing the devastation and working to rebuild, even as serious flooding risks linger.
Published September 30, 2024
Former President Trump will visit Georgia on Monday for a briefing on the damage from Hurricane Helene, his campaign said.
Trump will visit a furniture store in Valdosta that was destroyed in the storm. He is expected to meet with local officials, help distribute relief supplies and deliver remarks, his campaign said.
The former president spent the weekend campaigning in Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, two battleground states. Georgia is another pivotal swing state in November’s election and one Trump lost in 2020 by a narrow margin.
Hurricane Helene made landfall Thursday in Florida as a Category 4 hurricane, bringing with it devastating winds and rainfall. At least 91 people have been killed across several states, The Associated Press reported.
Vice President Harris, the Democratic nominee in November’s election, is cutting her west coast campaign swing short and returning Monday to Washington for a briefing on the storm at the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s headquarters.
Harris is expected to visit affected areas once it is feasible and doesn’t put a strain on emergency services, a White House official said.
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SOURCE: www.thehill.com
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