Biden and Harris condemn misinformation about the storm before the arrival of ‘Milton’
President Joe Biden warned this Wednesday that the hurricane Milton It had “incredible” destructive capacity and urged people to seek safe shelter, while condemning misinformation about the storm as “un-American.”
“It’s detrimental to those who need help,” Biden said of the misinformation generated about the storm and the government’s response.
Former President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has sought ways to discredit the Biden-Harris Administration’s response to the recent storms by calling it “ineffective,” including claiming, without evidence, that the agency’s aid and funding Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) had diverted migrants.
“It’s dangerous, it’s inconceivable, frankly, that someone who considers themselves a leader would deceive desperate people to the point that they don’t get the help that they’re entitled to, and that’s why I consider it dangerous,” Harris said in an interview with CNN. .
At least three Republican congressmen, including Rep. Chuck Edwards, whose North Carolina district was hit hard by hurricane flooding Helenecondemned the conspiracy theories repeated by members of their party about the storms.
FEMA has tried to combat misinformation with a page on its website titled “Response to Hurricane Rumors.” The site dispels rumors, including the statement that it is false that the agency was preventing movement of people in Florida. “FEMA does not monitor traffic flow or conduct traffic stops, which are handled by local authorities. This is a harmful rumor that can put lives at risk,” the agency said in a statement.