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Trump has repeatedly been caught lying about the response to Hurricane Helene

Trump has repeatedly been caught lying about the response to Hurricane Helene

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When it comes to hurricanes, Donald Trump's record is an embarrassment. In fact, some of the low points of the Republican's failed presidency were directly tied to his bizarre responses to brutal storms: from “Sharpiegate” to “Big Water,” from his strange ignorance of Category 5 hurricanes to throwing paper towels as if he had it done It's fun to shoot free throws, but the GOP nominee's background is hard to defend.

But it wasn't all about slip-ups and photo ops gone wrong. A New York Times report said: “As president, he viewed federal aid through the prism of his personal politics, threatened to withhold money from blue state governors he viewed as enemies, and promised his allies an 'A-plus.' '-Treatment.” .”

But that doesn't mean his record can't get worse. NBC News reported:

Former President Donald Trump falsely claimed that Georgia Governor Brian Kemp was unable to reach President Joe Biden to discuss the impact of Hurricane Helene on his state. “He called the president but couldn’t reach him,” Trump said at a news conference at a furniture store in Valdosta, Georgia.

Hours earlier, the Republican governor said the opposite, describing the helpful and constructive conversation he had with Biden and letting the public know he appreciated the president's offers of support.

It would be easier to miss if this were Trump's only break with reality, but that wasn't the case. The former president also falsely argued that the Biden administration and North Carolina's Democratic governor would “do everything possible not to help people in Republican areas,” which was absurd on its face and by the fact that Asheville and the surroundings were even worse, became even worse is strongly democratic.

When NBC News asked the Republican to back up his aid conspiracy theories, he refrained.

Trump also baselessly accused Vice President Kamala Harris of staging a photo of her on the phone with FEMA officials, and his claims immediately failed.

Unfortunately we can move on. Trump told reporters that “no one” could have predicted Hurricane Helene, which was untrue, and then added that it was “late in hurricane season,” which was also untrue.

My personal favorite was Trump telling reporters during an appearance in Georgia, “We're not talking about politics now,” even though he's talking about politics. An Associated Press report said: “Donald Trump on Monday repeatedly spread falsehoods about the federal response to Hurricane Helene, even as he claimed not to politicize the disaster as he toured hard-hit areas in South Georgia.”

Part of the problem, of course, is that the Republican nominee lied to the public about an important crisis five weeks before Election Day. Another part of the problem was Trump's apparent instinct to divide people rather than bring them together in times of need.

But just as striking is the larger question: What kind of would-be leader lies about a deadly natural disaster?

At a campaign rally last week, Republican Sen. JD Vance of Ohio, Trump's controversial running mate, stressed that having “a person of character” in the Oval Office is “the most important thing.” It was easy to agree with this sentiment. It also set a standard that his running mate cannot meet.

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