The president said former President Donald Trump’s false statements about the federal response to hurricanes Helene and Milton are “reckless” and “irresponsible.”
In his strongest terms yet, President Joe Biden on Wednesday condemned what he called “a reckless, irresponsible, relentless promotion of disinformation and outright lies” about the federal response to Hurricane Helene and now Milton, the storm charging toward Florida’s Gulf Coast.
He named names, saying former President Donald Trump “has led the onslaught of lies.” In recent days, Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, has helped spread false information about the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s response, including suggesting that victims will only receive $750 payments and wrongly stating that disaster dollars have been diverted to house undocumented immigrants.
“It’s beyond ridiculous. It’s got to stop,” Biden said from the White House. “In moments like this, there are no red or blue states. There’s one United States of America, where neighbors are helping neighbors.”
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