Kamala Harris organized a photo op in front of hurricane relief without even sending the supplies to victims, a veteran-turned-charity worker claims.
The sensational allegations were made in a podcast hosted by Shawn Ryan, a former US Navy Seal who spoke with veterans who helped with Hurricane Helene cleanup efforts in North Carolina.
The Democratic presidential candidate traveled to North Carolina after Helene, where she stood in front of a C-17 aircraft, flanked by military personnel, to pledge continued federal support for victims.
“A squadron commander from North Carolina contacted me, they had to load a C-17 full of supplies just to take a photo of Kamala, and they never sent the bird,” Jonathan Howard of not-for-profit claimed by Aerial Recovery.
“They loaded an entire C-17 with supplies for hurricane victims only for Kamala to go there, take a photo, take a video, and they never sent the C-17.”
Kamala Harris has been accused of staging a photo op in front of hurricane relief without even sending the supplies to the victims.
The Democratic presidential candidate traveled to North Carolina after Helene, where she stood in front of a C-17 aircraft, flanked by military personnel, to pledge continued federal support for victims.
DailyMail.com has contacted Harris for comment on the allegations.
At least four C-17s have brought supplies to North Carolina since the tragedy, the Air Force revealed earlier this week.
Chief Master Sgt. Jeremy Mullins said airmen have been working around the clock to ensure victims in and around Asheville received supplies in a timely manner.
About 228 pallets (about 50,000 pounds) of food, water and medicine have been delivered to those in need.
Helene made landfall in the Big Bend region of Florida on the night of September 26 before sweeping across Georgia and the Carolinas.
Members of the North Carolina Air National Guard place a hurricane relief platform on a C-17 Globemaster III for delivery in western North Carolina.
Pictured: A C-17 loaded prior to the delivery of a hurricane relief package.
North Carolina Air National Guard members transport essential goods to Western North Carolina
More than 230 people died across the United States after Helene devastated the southern states. Just two weeks later, Hurricane Milton hit Florida, causing even more misery for locals still trying to recover from Helene.
Western North Carolina was the hardest hit region, with at least 120 confirmed deaths and many more locals still missing. At least 3,200 people have had to be rescued after the storm.
Eyewitness accounts from affected regions say that volunteers and authorities are still removing bodies from the remains of buildings and that the official death toll is far below what was reported.
Western North Carolina was the hardest hit region, with at least 120 confirmed deaths and countless local residents still missing.
Eyewitness accounts from the affected regions say that volunteers and authorities are still removing bodies from the remains of buildings and that the official death toll is greatly underestimated.
In a tragic story emerging from the region, an entire family of 11 was wiped out by a landslide caused by the storm.
Jesse Craig, 35, of Fletcher, has been left stunned after his parents, aunts and uncles, great-uncles and cousins died in an area of Fairview known colloquially as ‘Craigtown’, as the family has lived there for more of eight decades.
“It’s unrecognizable now, but this is where I was born and raised,” Craig said while standing with an ABC 11 reporter outside the area where he used to live.
Some grieving families in North Carolina have been forced to bury their dead in their backyards and accuse authorities of downplaying the damage caused by Hurricane Helene.
More than half of the deaths have occurred in North Carolina and many bodies have not even been recovered from debris and floodwaters.
“A squadron commander from North Carolina contacted me, they had to load a C-17 full of supplies just to take a photo of Kamala, and they never sent the bird,” Jonathan Howard, from not-for-profit claimed aerial recovery
Jesse Craig, 35, from Fletcher, has been left stunned after his parents (pictured with Jesse and his wife), aunts and uncles, great-uncles and cousins died in an area of Fairview known colloquially as ‘Craigtown’ , as the family has lived there for more than eight decades.
There are also tons of deceased people who have not yet been identified. They are being transported around the state in hopes of finding an open space at the morgue.
All morgues are full and have transported a ton (of bodies) to Greensboro, state officials said. “People are starting to bury them in their yards because they have nowhere to put them.”
There have been suggestions that the devastation in Republican-controlled states with extremely tight margins, such as North Carolina and Georgia, could have an impact on the November elections and benefit Democrats.
The storm may have completely destroyed polling places, and W. Travis Doss Jr., executive director of the Augusta-Richmond County Board of Elections in Georgia, told CNN, “We are powerless.” We don’t have water. Mobile service is limited.
And if a voter’s polling place has been changed while they’re already struggling to rebuild their community, “then maybe that’s the last straw that makes voting too much for them,” said Kevin Morris, a voting policy expert at the Brennan Center for Justice. .