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Biden to address Hurricane Helene damage as Trump tries to turn it into campaign issue – US politics live



President to speak about response to storm; Trump to hit campaign trail in Georgia after accusing Biden and Harris of turning blind eye to destruction Despite Donald Trump’s insistence to the contrary, the White House says Kamala Harris was briefed on Hurricane Helene’s impacts as she was campaigning over the weekend on the west coast.Harris has canceled campaign events in Las Vegas today so she can head to Fema headquarters in Washington DC for a briefing on the storm, a White House official said. She has also spoken to North Carolina’s governor Roy Cooper, a Democrat, and “contacted” Georgia and Florida’s Republican governors Brian Kemp and Ron DeSantis. Continue reading…



Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2024/sep/30/us-election-hurricane-helene-trump-biden-harris-updates

Author : Chris Stein

Publish date : 2024-09-30 15:39:19

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