The death toll surpassed 100 people, with some of the worst damage caused by inland flooding in North Carolina.

Georgia’s Republican governor praised Democratic President Joe Biden for reaching out to him in the wake of Hurricane Helene’s deadly devastation as the state and surrounding areas scramble to recover from the disaster.

Former President Donald Trump told a different story when he landed there to survey the damage.

“The governor’s doing a very good job. He’s having a hard time getting the president on the phone,” Trump told reporters. “The federal government is not being responsive.”

It wasn’t true.

Here’s what Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp had to say about Biden and the feds:

“The president just called me yesterday afternoon. I missed him and called him right back and he just said, ‘Hey, what do you need?’ And I told him, ‘We got what we need. We’ll work through the federal process. He offered that if there’s other things we need just to call him directly, which I appreciate that,” Kemp said.

“We’ve had FEMA embedded with us since a day or two before the storm hit in our state operating center in Atlanta. We’ve got a great relationship with them,” he said.

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  • EmpathicVagrant@lemmy.world
    5·
    1 month ago

    The grain of salt but was directly tied to interviewing citizens affected by the disaster, saying they’re probably emotional and not fully present when interviewed.

    It was not tied to Kemp, the gov’t, or any of that.

    It’s about the majority of victims affected.

    • EatATaco@lemm.eeEnglish
      13·
      1 month ago

      The grain of salt but was directly tied to interviewing citizens affected by the disaster

      Except the only one that was interviewed who could be considered a victim is Kemp. Which is where the confusion came from. If you are saying that victims statements should be taken with a grain of salt, and in the context there is one victim, then it sounds like you are showing some doubt about what they are saying.

        • EatATaco@lemm.eeEnglish
          22·
          1 month ago

          It’s not. I get it now. I’m just pointing out that the confusion was the result of their unrelated comment, rather than their accusation that I “want” it to imply something. I’m explaining what caused the confusion.