Trump vs. Harris: The ‘October surprise’ is already here

Trump vs. Harris: The ‘October surprise’ is already here



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The infamous “October Surprise” – the black swan event that could turn the arc 2024 presidential election — has arrived.

Hurricane Helene, which recently devastated the Southeast, is no surprise; After all, October is hurricane season, and we expect big storms. Rather, it is a disgraceful result – a shockingly poor and tone-deaf response from Vice President Kamala Harris and white HouseThe administration is lying about FEMA spending millions of dollars on illegal immigrants and then warning that there could be a shortage of emergency funding for hurricane victims, amid frantic warnings from liberal news organizations about the government’s relief efforts. The complaints are “misinformation” and speculation that slow recovery efforts could deter Trump voters from participating in the upcoming election.

For harris campaignIt was the perfect storm. And, it could get even worse as monster Hurricane Milton moves into Florida, creating even more challenges for the incompetent White House.

KJP was criticized after Hurricane Helene for mixed messages on whether to use FEMA resources for migrants

As initial rescue efforts began, Homeland Security Chief Alejandro Mayorkas Announced that the federal government was close to running out of funds to aid hurricane relief efforts. He said FEMA is “meeting the immediate needs” but “FEMA does not have the funding to make it through the season.” Despite this, President Biden recently signed a stopgap funding bill that included an additional $20 Arab To FEMA’s Disaster Relief Fund. And, three months earlier Mayorkas had assured the country that FEMA was “tremendously prepared” for hurricane season. Now that Milton is at risk of even greater damage, where will Mayorkas find the money needed to recover from another blockbuster storm?

Shortly after Mayorkas issued an ominous warning about reduced federal funding, as bodies were still being found in North Carolina’s western cities and thousands of people were without power or water, Harris posted this on Instagram: “I Concerned about the safety and well-being of the suffering civilians in Lebanon, the United States will continue to work to help meet the needs of all civilians there, the United States is providing essential needs such as food, shelter, and water to the people of Lebanon. Will provide approximately $157 million in additional assistance, security, and sanitation…”

Talk about tone deaf!

Idea…IdeaAs an angry Joe Biden might say, the idea that traumatized Americans could take second place to war victims in the Middle East is reprehensible and has stoked a firestorm on social media. Yes, the federal government’s budget is huge – very huge – and the agencies that send aid overseas are different from the agencies that help with emergencies at home. But those who tried to find out from Helen were given the impression that her needs were not Kamala’s priority.

That perception was further bolstered by Harris and President Biden taking five days to tour the storm-ravaged Southeast. In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, President George W. Bush took the same number of days to travel to Texas. Voters read Bush’s delay as a sign of indifference; His popularity never recovered.

When Kamala Harris finally arrived at the scene, she announced that FEMA would provide a $750 check for immediate assistance. The families whose homes and lives were swallowed up by the mud tsunami were unbelievers; $750 doesn’t go very far. FEMA was further ridiculed for issuing a statement encouraging people who did not have power or cell service to apply for assistance online or by phone.

Critics were unhappy with this meager amount. Donald Trump Jr. posted on Why? This madness is too much!”

To be fair, Harris also announced that the Fed will provide “thousands of dollars more to help people deal with home repairs and other needs” in the future. In future.

Our government is not only spending billions on the people of Lebanon and the war in Ukraine; It is also supporting millions of migrants Seema Jar Harris Allowed to enter our country illegally. The Biden-Harris White House and sanctuary cities laid the welcoming stage, encouraging illegal immigration with free housing, free food, cell phones and other goodies. FEMA has helped fund that effort, which has led critics to charge that the Biden-Harris White House is putting people in the country illegally ahead of our own citizens.

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White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre has denied this FEMA money Spent on illegal immigrants. But on September 16, 2022, there is video of him saying that funding was available “through FEMA’s Emergency Food and Shelter program to support humanitarian relief for migrants.” In fact, the agency’s Shelter and Services Program (SSP) plans to spend $650 million in fiscal year 2023 to assist migrants.

Unfortunately, it’s not just money that’s in short supply. Help has been slow to arrive, and some blame the federal government. Reports have circulated that hundreds of GIs are arriving in North Carolina but lying idle awaiting orders from FEMA. Some, including Elon Musk’s team, have complained that FEMA officials have stopped them from delivering vital goods to cities stranded without water or food. The small town of Bat Cave, which was almost completely demolished, was told by FEMA that they were on their own as rescue workers could not drive around the “Road Closed” sign, although several helpers managed to do so .

As complaints mounted, nervous members of the legacy media rushed to defend the White House and accused critics of spreading “misinformation.” surprisingly, they are even Blame “misinformation” To hinder relief efforts!

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None of this is surprising. The Biden-Harris White House includes some individuals with private sector managerial experience; Stories about $8 billion being spent to build a charging station or $42.5 billion being allocated to Harris Bringing broadband to rural communities But not being able to start work on even a single project is instructive. Biden-Harris White House Basically incompetent.

As Milton crashes ashore in Florida, will the Biden-Harris response improve? Or will this, for the Harris campaign, be another perfect storm?

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