Donald Trump says there’s a big issue besides immigration and the economy that could sink Kamala Harris’ election chances.
The White House response to hurricanes Helene and Milton has been called lackluster by critics who say not enough is being done to help Americans hardest hit by the devastating storms, and Trump says this could be the surprise of October that hurts the Democrats.
Meanwhile, the former president has claimed that President Joe Biden and Vice President Harris are not responding appropriately because North Carolina, Florida and Georgia are red or red-leaning states.
“I think the other issue that’s really big is how badly they’ve done with North Carolina, parts of Georgia, when you look at what happened and Florida, we all see what’s going on there,” Trump told the Fox host. , Maria Bartiromo, on Sunday.
Former President Donald Trump said Kamala Harris’ response to hurricanes Milton and Helene could sink her chances in the 2024 election.
“I think we were a little lucky in the sense that it was bad, but it wasn’t as bad as they thought. And a lot of governors have done a good job.” He continued: “But the response from the White House has been absolutely terrible.”
“(Harris’) response has been terrible,” Trump said. ‘So bad that they didn’t even want her. I see (Governor) Ron (DeSantis) didn’t want her in Florida: ‘Just don’t even come here.’
Trump and his allies have claimed that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is only giving $750 to families who need help and has raised fears among residents that if they accept the help the government could take possession of their houses.
The White House has repeatedly said this is disinformation and has called on Trump to publicly correct himself.
While campaigning during a church service at Koinonia Christian Center in Greenville, North Carolina, on Sunday, the vice president highlighted the information Trump is spreading about the storm response.
“Unfortunately, frankly, the motives are quite transparent: to gain some advantage for themselves, to play politics with other people’s pain,” he alleged.
And President Biden awkwardly ended a briefing on the response to Hurricane Milton on Thursday with an attack on his predecessor.
The president told Trump to “get a life” as he spent the brief update criticizing the former president and his allies for spreading disinformation about the federal government’s response to the concurrent storms.
North Carolina continues to recover after it was hit by Hurricane Helene earlier this month.
Vice President Kamala Harris visits Greenville, North Carolina, on Sunday, October 13 with Rep. Don Davis (D-N.C.) as the state continues to recover from the hurricane’s destruction.
As the president concluded the briefing, he was asked if he had spoken to Trump.
‘Are you kidding me?’ The 81-year-old chuckled.
‘Mister. “President Trump, former President Trump: get a man for life, help these people,” he said in a direct message to the camera.
Bartiromo asked during an interview with Trump on Sunday Morning Futures: “We are just a few weeks away, or more than 20 days away, from the election.” How do you feel about the race?
“I feel great,” Trump responded. “We’re leading in all the swing states, I think we’re leading mostly in the nationals.” You know, I believe in polls, some of them are fake. “And she can’t talk; there’s something wrong with a candidate, but I’ll take it,” he said of his Democratic competitor. ‘But we have done it… I think we are doing very well. Yeah.’