Former President Donald Trump paid a go to to Valdosta, Georgia, on Monday, sending assist to these impacted by the lethal path of Hurricane Helene.
“We have now numerous truckloads of various gadgets from oil to water, to all kinds of various gear that’s going to assist them,” the previous president mentioned standing in entrance of a destroyed constructing that was caught within the storm.
“We’re right here to face in full solidarity with the folks of Georgia and with all of these struggling within the horrible aftermath of Hurricane Helene.”
Hurricane Helene has claimed the lives of roughly 100 folks, in line with the newest estimates. The heavy rainfall and direct hurricane results impacted Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, Virginia and Alabama, ripping homes from their basis and creating ravaging floods, leaving 600 unaccounted for.
“We’re going to be with you so long as you want,” Trump mentioned. “You’re in our prayers and we pray to God and all through this lengthy weeks, the lengthy weeks that lay forward you’re going to have numerous work. However the finish outcomes is, it’s going to be good. We simply want so many individuals weren’t so badly damage.”
“We love you. We love everybody. Everybody, to be trustworthy.”
Trump additionally mentioned he partnered with a aid group to convey a number of semi vans crammed with “aid help,” together with gasoline.
“President Trump partnered with Samaritans Purse to ship truck a great deal of crucial, a lot wanted sources for the folks of Georgia together with gasoline and development instruments,” Trump spokesperson Karoline Leavitt informed The Put up.
Trump additionally mentioned he spoke to SpaceX and X tycoon Elon Musk about bringing satellite tv for pc web to devastated areas.
“I simply spoke to Elon [Musk]. We need to get Starlink attached as a result of they don’t have any communication in any respect and Elon will all the time come by way of — we all know that, so we’re engaged on that.”
Trump then took a shot at President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, calling on them to be extra concerned within the aid efforts.
“We do want some assist from the federal authorities. They should get collectively, ideally, with the governor. That governor must, he’s been making an attempt to get them, and I’m certain they’re going to come back by way of, however he’s been calling the president hasn’t been capable of get him, however they’ll come by way of, I’m certain.”
Biden delivered remarks concerning the Hurricane on Monday morning, vowing to go to the impacted areas if there’s a second of alternative and noting that Federal Emergency Administration Company Administrator Deanne Griswell is in North Carolina.
One reporter pushed Biden on why he was in Delaware over the weekend and never within the White Home.
“I used to be commanding it,” Biden quipped, earlier than strolling out the door. “I used to be on the cellphone for at the least two hours yesterday and the day earlier than as nicely. I command it. It’s referred to as a phone and all my safety folks.”
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