Horror in NC: Trump Already Pushing Ugly, Hateful New Lie About Helene

Published: Oct. 1, 2024, 9 a.m.

Western North Carolina is enduring\xa0full-blown catastrophe. In the wake of Hurricane Helene, towns have been destroyed, roads have been washed out, people are frantically trying to locate loved ones, and dozens have died. Enter Donald Trump,\xa0who just declared\xa0that the federal government\u2014and Democratic governor Roy Cooper\u2014are deliberately neglecting MAGA parts of the state, and\xa0charged\xa0that the Biden administration is consciously letting Americans drown. We talked to state Democratic Party chair Anderson Clayton about the horrors that the state is suffering, and about Trump\u2019s ugly reaction to them.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices