Damage done by Trump's, Vance's hurricane of FEMA lies

By Jamelle Bouie / The New York Times

Donald Trump and JD Vance are lying about the federal government’s response to Hurricane Helene.

“Kamala spent all her FEMA money, billions of dollars, on housing for illegal migrants,” Trump said at a rally in Michigan last week, telling his audience that the agency responsible for disaster response had abandoned victims of the hurricane.

“They promised $750 to American citizens who have lost everything,” Vance said at a rally in Butler, Pa., over the weekend, suggesting that the government had given only a pittance to those affected by the hurricane. In truth, the $750 was an upfront payment to help cover the immediate cost of food, water, medicine and other emergency supplies. Victims are still eligible for additional payments totaling thousands of dollars to repair damage to their homes and other personal property.

It would be easy to dismiss these lies as mere MAGA theater, but they are far more destructive than that.

https://www.heraldnet.com/opinion/bouie-damage-done-by-trumps-vances-hurricane-of-fema-lies/