‘Have You No Empathy, Man?!’ Kamala Harris Unleashes On Trump To Colbert Over Attacks And Lies Amid Hurricanes

Vice President Kamala Harris unleashed a frustrated torrent at former President Donald Trump during an interview with Stephen Colbert, asking “Have you no empathy” for the suffering of Hurricane victims.

Trump and his allies in the media and politics have been spreading misleading information and outright lies about the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and other Biden administration responses to the devastating Hurricane Helene, as well as the upcoming response to Hurricane Milton.

Even some Republicans have called out the misinformation as harmful to potential victims.

On Tuesday night’s edition of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, the VP sat with Colbert for several segments, including one in which she ripped Trump and offered advice for those in the path of Hurricane Milton:

VP KAMALA HARRIS: It just upsets me. So is the idea that any politician would play political games with these folks? With people who are in the midst of such suffering, loss of life, loss of their homes, loss of normalcy, and then for the sake of political gain, tell these lies in a way that is meant to make people distrust the help that is there for them to receive. It just is something we have to say. Look, at some point we have to work together. And I’ll tell you, there are plenty of leaders who are working in a bipartisan way. I’ve talked to governors of both parties who are working in a bipartisan way to get the aid to people on the ground. And and I’m going to the.

STEPHEN COLBERT: Governors and Governor McMaster and Governor Kemp are doing what’s right.

VP KAMALA HARRIS: They are state. They are. They are. And they should be commended. They should be commended.

STEPHEN COLBERT: This kind of manipulation is as a cynical and corrupt luck luxury.

VP KAMALA HARRIS: And it’s crude! Have you no empathy, man!? You know, for the the suffering of other people. Have you no sense of purpose? If you purport to be a leader, to understand that being a leader means lifting people up in a time of need. And not manipulating them, you know.

STEPHEN COLBERT: So your opponent.

VP KAMALA HARRIS: But before we go on, if I may, just tonight, the hurricane that is about to hit Florida is extremely serious and is predicted to be historic in proportion in terms of the damage it will cause.

And I know there are a lot of tough Floridians who have waited out many hurricanes and may think that they can do the same with this one.

This one’s going to be different. And so I ask anybody who is watching, if you are in Florida in the predicted path of this hurricane, if you got a family member who might be, you know, thinking they can wait it out, please get in touch with them, tell them it’s not going to be like the ones we’ve seen before. Please follow your local leaders instructions. And if they’re telling you to evacuate, grab your stuff and get out.