US EditionBiden Faces Criticism Over Ukraine Aid as Hurricane Helene Relief Sparks Debate
- Social media posts wrongly suggested Biden declared no aid for storm-affected states while announcing billions for Ukraine, leading to criticism.
- On September 29, Biden did not announce additional aid for Ukraine or confirm a lack of resources for states hit by Hurricane Helene.
- Biden plans to ask Congress for more resources for hurricane relief, emphasizing that Ukraine aid is already approved and unrelated to storm support.
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Multi-billion Ukraine funding vs ‘no more aid for Hurricane Helene’: Is the Internet lashing out at Biden warranted?
Netizens pilloried the Biden administration for supposedly positioning the focus on Hurricane Helene's impact as an afterthought over support for Ukraine.
Trump slams U.S. response to Helene. His own disaster-response record is marked by politics
Former President Trump is criticizing the Biden administration’s response to Hurricane Helene, even as his supporters call for cuts to federal agencies that warn of weather disasters and deliver relief to hard-hit communities
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Harris, Trump 2024 campaigns interrupted by Hurricane Helene
LAS VEGAS/WASHINGTON: The aftermath of Hurricane Helene interrupted the campaigns of presidential rivals Kamala Harris and Donald Trump on Monday after Harris cut short a campaign trip to fly back to Washington and Trump visited a storm-hit city in the battleground state of Georgia. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
In Sept. 29 remarks to reporters, President Joe Biden did not say there would be “no more aid for Hurricane Helene,” as social media posts claimed. He said available resources were already on the ground.
Hurricane Helene killed more than 100 people in six states as it left a trail of destruction across the southeastern U.S
US authorities report more than 90 deaths after Hurricane Helene, many people are missing. Now Joe Biden and Kamala Harris want to get an idea of the situation on site.
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