Trump lies about federal response as he campaigns in area ravaged by Hurricane Helene

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

50% : "The Trump campaign partnered with the Christian humanitarian aid organization Samaritan's Purse to bring trucks of fuel, food, water and other critical supplies to Georgia, said Karoline Leavitt, the Trump campaign's national press secretary.Katie Watson, who owns with her husband the home design store Trump visited, said she was told the former president picked that location because he saw shots of the business destroyed with the rubble and said, "Find that place and find those people.
44% : Trump would famously display a map altered with a black Sharpie pen to indicate Alabama could be in the path of the storm.
33% : "Trump, speaking in Erie, Pa., on Sunday, described the storm as "a big monster hurricane" that had "hit a lot harder than anyone even thought possible.
26% : "Trump said he wanted to stop in North Carolina but is holding off because access and communication is limited in hard-hit communities.
24% : Trump, writing on his social media platform Monday, also claimed without evidence that the federal government and North Carolina's Democratic governor were "going out of their way to not help people in Republican areas."
19% : When asked by the Associated Press on Monday if he was concerned that his visit to Georgia was taking away law enforcement resources that could be used for disaster response, Trump said, "No."
4% : Biden accused Trump of "lying" about federal contacts with Georgia officials.
4% : Trump over the last several days has used the damage wrought by Helene to attack Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee, and suggest she and Biden are playing politics with the storm -- something he was accused of doing when president.

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