Lara Trump calls Hurricane Helene mismanagement ‘infuriating’

Republican National Committee Chairwoman Lara Trump lamented that people a ffected by Hurricane Helene remain "desperate for help."

Over 200 people are dead, and over 2,000 are reported missing since Hurricane Helene touched ground in Florida and spread to Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky, and North Carolina. While FEMA claims it has sufficient funds to help those affected by Helene, it is running low on its disaster funds in the middle of hurricane season, according to Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.

"I‘m incredibly concerned. In North Carolina I hear every day from people on the ground there, and they are desperate for help. It is a dire situation there. I actually think we don‘t even know the extent yet of truly how bad it is there," Trump said on State of the Union Sunday.

"Look, Kamala Harris did come out and say it's $750 per family right now. The idea that we‘ve spent $650 million in fiscal year '24 on the migrant crisis that Kamala Harris was responsible for stopping, and by all accounts, she created by having an open door policy at our southern border, is infuriating the citizens of this country."

This $750 is part of the Serious Needs Assistance from FEMA, but it is not capped at that amount. The agency refers to the amount as "an initial payment you may receive while FEMA assesses your eligibility for additional funds."

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"Why is it that right now the citizens in western North Carolina are screaming for help, and it's having to come from local citizens? People from my hometown of Wilmington are driving across the state, six hours to go to the mountain that and help people," Trump said. "Where is our federal government? Why are they out of money?"

Hurricane Milton is following on Helen's heels, slated to make landfall along the west coast of the Florida Peninsula on Wednesday.