Hurricane Helene: A Tragedy of Biblical Proportions

Equity, Equality, and Disaster Response

It is our lowest income communities and our communities of color that are most impacted by these extreme conditions. And so we have to address this in a way that is about giving resources based on equity, understanding that we fight for equality, but we also need to fight for equity, understanding not everyone starts out at the same place.

And if we want people to be in an equal place, sometimes we have to take into account those disparities.

Gas Prices and the Cost of Living

You're filling gas, right? How much a gallon? $10 gallon.

OK.

Presidential Silence and the Lack of Federal Response

Honestly, I don't know how you did not have a formal, a formal press conference or something from either President Biden or Kamala Harris. I mean, how do you not say anything for four days? They've been stranded for four days, and this is the first we've heard from them at.

All.

FEMA is not on the ground there at all. They are not in these cities, not in these towns and not in these villages.

There's no water in some of these communities. We have neighbors in North Carolina with no water. And all I can say is this. The government ain't coming to save you, not now, not ever, because they don't care about you, the people, anymore.

Demanding Accountability from Biden and Harris

Why weren't you and Vice President Harris here in Washington commanding this?

I command this. Call the telephone.

Hurricane Helene's Devastation in Western North Carolina

People in Western North Carolina were drowning in their houses this weekend. Others were losing everything. President Biden was at his beach house, and Vice President Harris was hosting political fundraisers on the West Coast.

The President's Duty to Direct the Response

Is there a reason that they could not be here?

The president did exactly what a president in this moment needs to do, which is directing his team to take action.