Topic: President Trump Campaign to Aid Americans Devastated by Hurricane Helene (Read 553 times)

There is no denying that there was a political motive behind his actions but we also cannot deny that he was also trying to help those who were struggling in the aftermath of the storm. At least he stood up and asked for donations, and I'm sure a lot of people were helped by that. That's better than them getting no help at all.

You can call it cheap politics and that is not wrong but that is the nature of politics, they will always take every opportunity, anytime, anywhere to score points with voters. Even some of us want to be noticed, to be famous or to be admired by people...let alone politicians.

But if you put yourself in the shoes of a politician and from a politician's perspective, they would think this is a wise strategy, albeit a bit tricky. And that is the nature of politics, is there any politician who is honest and does not cheat? Are you sure that the Democratic Party is honest and sincere, and will not use any tricks or gimmicks to help Harris get elected? No politician can survive or reach the pinnacle of fame without fraud and cunning.

in a sane society where well to do individuals are actually interested in the general welfare of her citizens, rendering help in a situation like this should be there primary responsibility and not something they will have to do just to score cheap political points. It's a good one that Trump has stepped up to help in the provision of relief for the affected people even if it's a small effort at least he has dimmed it fit to render this help but this for me should not be all about gaining the public sympathy to vote him into office because he did what any right thinking individual will do even without expecting a vote in return.

A situation where the plight of the masses is used as an avenue for scoring cheap political points after which no one cares about them is an act that's not pleasing to note.

in a sane society where well to do individuals are actually interested in the general welfare of her citizens, rendering help in a situation like this should be there primary responsibility and not something they will have to do just to score cheap political points. It's a good one that Trump has stepped up to help in the provision of relief for the affected people even if it's a small effort at least he has dimmed it fit to render this help but this for me should not be all about gaining the public sympathy to vote him into office because he did what any right thinking individual will do even without expecting a vote in return.

A situation where the plight of the masses is used as an avenue for scoring cheap political points after which no one cares about them is an act that's not pleasing to note.

But while the Biden administration fumbles in its response, President Trump is taking swift action to provide relief where it's needed most.

As reported by The Gateway Pundit, Trump received a briefing on the catastrophic hurricane in Valdosta, Georgia, where he's actively coordinating efforts to aid Americans affected by the storm.

But while the Biden administration fumbles in its response, President Trump is taking swift action to provide relief where it's needed most.

Shouldn't a billionaire donate money himself instead of asking his inflation-ravaged supporters for money... million bucks sounds like pocket change for the bigly businessman.

Lol. The military - Deep State - themselves have the paperwork that shows that it was manipulated. Look at the videos I posted. Or, stay as beautifully ignorant as you are. Do you need me to tell you that you have a choice?

That's quite the conspiracy theory. 

(The deepstate wrote 'gullible' on your ceiling)

The hurricane was maintained, manipulated, and modified by the US military. It wasn't even a hurricane.

Dear Friend,

Over the past 10 days, I have been proud of how our mountain communities have come together to help one another. We have seen a level of support that is unmatched by most any other disaster nationwide; but amidst all of the support, we have also seen an uptick in untrustworthy sources trying to spark chaos by sharing hoaxes, conspiracy theories, and hearsay about hurricane response efforts across our mountains.

While it is true, the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s response to Hurricane Helene has had its shortfalls, I’m here to dispel the outrageous rumors that have been circulated online:

Hurricane Helene was NOT geoengineered by the government to seize and access lithium deposits in Chimney Rock.
Nobody can control the weather.
Charles Konrad, director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Southeast Regional Climate Center, has confirmed that no one has the technology or ability to geoengineer a hurricane.
Current geoengineering technology can serve as a large-scale intervention to mitigate the negative consequences of naturally occurring weather phenomena, but it cannot be used to create or manipulate hurricanes.
Local officials have confirmed the government is NOT seizing Chimney Rock.
There was no “special meeting” held in Chimney Rock between federal, state or local governments about seizing the town.
Local officials are NOT abandoning search and rescue efforts to bulldoze over Chimney Rock.
Chimney Rock is NOT being bulldozed over.
Rutherford County emergency services personnel are going to extensive lengths to search for missing people, including in debris by using cadaver dogs to locate any remains of individuals trapped in the debris.
Just as every other community in Western North Carolina, Chimney Rock officials are focused first and foremost on recovery efforts, followed by plans to rebuild in the future.
FEMA is NOT stopping trucks or vehicles with donations, confiscating or seizing supplies, or otherwise turning away donations.
FEMA does not conduct vehicle stops or handle road closures with armed guards - all road closures are managed by local law enforcement who are prioritizing getting resources to their fellow community members.
FEMA has NOT diverted disaster response funding to the border or foreign aid.
Disaster response efforts and individual assistance are funded through the Disaster Relief Fund, which is a dedicated fund for disaster efforts.
FEMA’s non-disaster related presence at the border has always been of major concern to me, even before Hurricane Helene, and I will continue to condemn their deployment of personnel to the southern border, but we must separate the two issues.
FEMA is NOT going to run out of money.
FEMA officials have repeatedly affirmed that the agency has enough money for immediate response and recovery needs over the next few months.
Secretary Mayorkas’ statement indicating otherwise was an irresponsible attempt to politicize a tragedy for personal gain.
In the coming months, Western North Carolina is going to need more disaster relief funding than is currently available to assist with recovery efforts.
I’m confident that supplemental disaster relief funding, which I am already involved in the process of creating, will be considered in the House once we return to session in mid-November.
FEMA cannot seize your property or land.
Applying for disaster assistance does not grant FEMA or the federal government authority or ownership of your property or land.
The FAA is NOT restricting access to airspace for Helene rescue and recovery operations.
Nobody seeking to fly resources into Western North Carolina will be prohibited from doing so by the FAA or North Carolina Emergency Management so long as they coordinate their efforts with NC Aviation.
If you are looking to conduct an airdrop of resources but don’t know who to contact for approval, please reach out to my office and we will share that information with you.
FEMA is NOT only providing $750 to disaster survivors to support their recovery.
The initial $750 provided to disaster survivors is an immediate type of assistance called Serious Needs Assistance that may be made to individuals in need as soon as they apply for FEMA assistance.
The $750 is an upfront, flexible payment to help cover essential items like food, water, baby formula and medication while FEMA assesses the applicant’s eligibility for additional funds.
This award is just the first step of a longer process to provide financial assistance to disaster survivors in need of federal support.
As an application moves through the review process, individuals are eligible to receive additional forms of assistance for other needs such as temporary housing, personal property and home repair costs, etc.
I encourage you to remember that everything you see on Facebook, X, or any other social media platform is not always fact. Please make sure you are fact checking what you read online with a reputable source.

With my warmest regards,


Chuck Edwards
Member of Congress

He also said that "“If the Jew did not exist, the anti-Semite would invent him.” Just like they are inventing stories now.
They need their enemy, because a cult thrives from dividing people. Nonpartisanship isn't an option for alt-reich.

Lest anybody laugh off this nonsense as silliness spread by pro-Republican oddballs, it's important to understand that all of this disinformation is being spread by one of the two major US political parties, and far from being a joke, it is actually killing people.

One thing that foreigners don't usually understand about American politics these days as that what we used to call "nut jobs" only 10 years ago--people who complained about airline contrails controlling their minds and so on--are now a mainstream part of American politics that now controls approximately half of our political system.

Yes, you can laugh at anybody who suggest that people who contract cancer stay away from doctors and cure it "at home", but make no mistake: millions of Americans now take this stuff seriously because the the proponents are no longer wearing rags and shouting it from a street corner, but rather they are now wearing business suits and shouting it from the #1 rated news agency in the USA known as "Fox News". This is why this stuff kills people now.

Never believe that anti-Semites are completely unaware of the absurdity of their replies. They know that their remarks are frivolous, open to challenge.
But they are amusing themselves, for it is their adversary who is obliged to use words responsibly, since he believes in words.
The anti-Semites have the right to play. They even like to play with discourse for, by giving ridiculous reasons, they discredit the seriousness of their interlocutors.
They delight in acting in bad faith, since they seek not to persuade by sound argument but to intimidate and disconcert.
If you press them too closely, they will abruptly fall silent, loftily indicating by some phrase that the time for argument is past.

You cannot have a reasonable and logical discussion with a group of people who can’t explain the difference between a boy and a girl. It is sad really. I never in my lifetime expected to see the sorts of nonsense I’m seeing nowadays. It is sad because we have a major political party that is committed to destroying the American way of life and replacing it with forever voters.

You cannot have a reasonable and logical discussion with a group of people who can’t explain the difference between a boy and a girl. It is sad really. I never in my lifetime expected to see the sorts of nonsense I’m seeing nowadays. It is sad because we have a major political party that is committed to destroying the American way of life and replacing it with forever voters.

^^^ You rant, because you can't even figure out why you are mostly wrong, to say nothing about explaining why you think you are right.

Shouldn't a billionaire donate money himself instead of asking his inflation-ravaged supporters for money... million bucks sounds like pocket change for the bigly businessman.

Biden sending needed electronics to Ukraine rather than the hurricane victims? I just wonder if H.A.A.R.P. was used to cause the hurricane. It would fit right in with this whole Deep State scenario.
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Funny how you are saying that kamala isn't helping, when Biden deployed 1k active-duty soldiers to support and help with the delivery of food, water and other critical commodities to the affected areas. They delivered everything that was needed.

And if we take closer look at that trump hurricane stunt:

It was organized by https://www.samaritanspurse.org/, and they aren't confirming the source of those resources, which they deliver regularly after a hurricane. It does seem like trump just went and took credit for it.

Sure, Trump campaign organized go fund me, (because billonaire trump notoriously don't want to share from his own purse for something like this), but that go fund me has zero transparency, just like other trump's past charity scams, that their organizers have being sued for.

So, what kind of profit would someone as random as I am (who is not even in the USA) get from having Kamala Harris as the president of such country? Actually, there are several instances in which it could be beneficial for my home country for Trump to win. Trump would be more tough against our current government which has been taken over by crooks.  
But one never knows whether he would or not to care what happens in other country, because of how seems to be into isolation.
There is nothing wrong per se by having a profit-minded personality, the problem comes when the profits originates from the suffering of others and squandering the future of those who are considered not to have a room within society, with the speeches Trump usually holds in his rallies, it is no wonder why people from LatinAmerican descent and even Asian descent are being discriminated and treated different because of the thing he has pushed into the Republican party.

Your opinions about Trump are your opinions.

Trump did much of the border wall, but he was stopped by the Dems fighting him, because they want the 'illegals' to come in for extra votes for themselves.

Trump is just like the rest of us... profit minded. You are only against Trump because you envision some kind of profit for being that way. And I am in favor of Trump because I see profit in that direction. The point is that people envision profit in Trump, and that is why they would vote for him.

The surges of success that Cabala has been having in her campaign are crumbling... more and more as people see how unprofitable and dangerous she and the Dem leaders are.

No. I don't think Trump would try to raise funds for those people who lost their homes and their properties to an Hurricane if he was not running for the presidency in the first place. Actually, I believe he would only comment about it and not go further from that.
Remember when he tried to raise funds together with one of his devious supporters to build the southern border wall? It turned out all of it was some kind of scam and Trump end up pardoning his own friend so he would not spend time in a federal prison.
Unless there is something to be earned, I doubt Donald Trump would do something as donating money or try to make people to donate for a good cause.

There is a video he says he could shoot at someone in the fifth avenue in broad daylight and people would continue to vote for him. So he acknowledges the state of control he has over the Republican base.

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In a statement to the press on Monday morning, Trump blasted the White House's unresponsiveness, saying: "They're having a very hard time getting the President on the phone; he won't get on, and of course, the Vice President, she's out someplace campaigning, looking for money."

So, what's the big deal against Trump? He is simply doing what the US President is supposed to be doing. And he is doing it without the help of the Oval Office position, while the people in the Oval Office are neglecting their American obligation. Why are they neglecting their obligation? They are too busy campaigning... and making war against Russia for nothing.

You just spoke my mind. Would Trump raise funds for these victims if he was not campaigning for elections? He is making all this noise and showing so much love because he wants to give the government a bad name and also get sympathy votes. According to the teachings of Jesus which Trump claims he follows, he has no reward for this public show. Politicians are magicians who can perform stunts to gain power.  

It is also fairly disgusting how a politician (not matter of their political affiliation) could use this humanitarian problem in their own country to further boost for simpathy and votes within the population.
As Christian as he alledgedly is, he would have already know Jesus Christ taught us not to blow a Trumpet before us when we do good deeds (exactly what he is doing with this fundraising campaign.
An actual billionaire and philanthropist would have made the donation with little coverage of it, out their own pockets and then allow the people of the affected communities to contact the press of their wanted to share the story about the donation.

Ironically, if Kamala Harris did what Trump is doing (or anyone in the Democrat party) it would not take a minute before Maga started to call it out because they would be doing campaign out of a tragedy.

Shouldn't a billionaire donate money himself instead of asking his inflation-ravaged supporters for money... million bucks sounds like pocket change for the bigly businessman.

That's about five cents for each victim of this hurricane.

The only thing that will truly help these people rebuild is the billions available from the US federal government. But Republicans will call that "socialism", and Musk's thing is making sure the US continues to allow him to pay virtually no taxes on his billions.

The voters of GA and NC will see this as example of how Republicans like to solve things: billionaires like Musk get billions in tax breaks, and if they are nice, they will throw a few coins at them when they are suffering.