Joe Biden accused Donald Trump on Wednesday of unleashing an “avalanche of lies” about the US federal government’s handling of hurricanes Helene et Milton.
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After a meeting at the White House on Milton, which is due to make landfall in Florida (south) overnight, the US president deplored the “irresponsible, dangerous and continued spread of disinformation and outright lies” about the management of these hurricanes.
Former president and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump “is leading this avalanche of lies,” he lambasted.
According to him, disinformation “undermines the confidence” of populations in relief efforts and “harms those who need it most”
Since the destructive and deadly passage of Hélène in the southeast of the United States, killing at least 235 people, Donald Trump and the Republicans have accused, without proof, the Democrats of having “stolen money” from the agency Federal Natural Disaster Response Agency (Fema) to “give it to their illegal immigrants”
“It’s ridiculous to say that. This is false,” responded President Biden. “There are allegations that (damaged) houses are being confiscated, this is simply not true. It is said that the victims will only receive $750, no more. This is simply false.”
The Democratic leader castigated the “even more bizarre” assertions of Trumpist parliamentarian Marjorie Taylor Greene. She “now says that the federal government completely controls the weather… It’s beyond ridiculous. This has to stop,” said Mr. Biden.
Vice President and Democratic candidate in the November 5 election, Kamala Harris, attended the meeting from New York, where she is giving a series of media interviews. Warning those who would be tempted to take advantage of the hurricane to increase the prices of food, fuel or housing, she assured: “Anyone who cheats consumers will be held responsible”
For his part, Joe Biden reiterated his calls for caution and evacuation in the face of the arrival of Hurricane Milton, which “looks like the storm of the century” “It’s a question of life and death” , he said, repeating comments made the day before.
In a sign that the situation is potentially critical, the president canceled a trip to Germany and Angola to be in the United States during Milton, which will make landfall on the west coast of Florida as a “major hurricane.” and cross the peninsula from one side to the other.
