Joe Biden appears past bothered by Donald Trump and his most up-to-date misinformation antics.
The Democratic president fiercely rebuked his predecessor whereas addressing the federal response to hurricanes Helene and Milton during a Thursday press conference.
When a reporter requested if Biden had spoken concerning the matter with the previous president, he responded, “Are you kidding me?”
He took a deep breath earlier than saying: “Mr. President Trump, former President Trump, get a life, man. Assist these individuals.”
Zeroing in on one particular rumor, Biden pushed again on the claim that people can solely obtain $750 in disaster assistance.
“That $750 that they’re speaking about, Mr. Trump and all these different individuals understand it’s a deceive recommend that’s all they’re going to get,” he stated.
“That’s weird. It’s weird,” Biden added. “You’ve received to cease this. I imply, they’re being so rattling un-American with the way in which they’re speaking about these items.”
Along with the $750 storm reduction rumor, Trump has falsely suggested that the Federal Emergency Administration Company has diverted catastrophe funds to unrelated migrant support and that the federal government purposely withheld assist from Republican-leaning areas.
Misinformation across the catastrophe response has been so rampant that FEMA’s web site has sought to directly deal with falsehoods about its work.
Hurricane Milton crashed into Florida alongside the Gulf Coast on Wednesday, roughly two weeks after Hurricane Helene equally made landfall within the southeastern U.S.
Milton has killed no less than 13 individuals, according to media tallies. It has additionally left hundreds of thousands with out energy, spawned a number of tornadoes and even ripped the roof off of Tropicana Area, a stadium in St. Petersburg.
