{"id":2292729,"date":"2024-07-11T13:57:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-11T17:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-and-abbott-fight-over-hurricane-beryl-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-11T13:58:41","modified_gmt":"2024-07-11T17:58:41","slug":"biden-and-abbott-fight-over-hurricane-beryl-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-and-abbott-fight-over-hurricane-beryl-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden and Abbott fight over Hurricane Beryl- Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-and-abbott-fight-over-hurricane-beryl-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2292729&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses the delay in federal assistance for Texas counties affected \u2062by Hurricane Beryl, and \u200dthe blame game between President\u200c Joe Biden\u2062 and Governor Greg Abbott over the issue. The White \u200bHouse has approved disaster relief for 67\u2064 Texas\u200c counties, but Biden claimed \u200dthat \u200bfederal money could not be sent without a\u200c specific request from Abbott&#8217;s office. Abbott, who \u200cis currently in \u2062Asia, stated\u2063 that the state\u200d is working to provide assistance to impacted Texans. Lt. Gov. Dan \u2064Patrick\u2064 criticized Biden, calling his accusations of being unreachable during \u2063the crisis &#8220;malarkey.&#8221; More than 1.3 million Texas residents are still without \u200belectricity since the hurricane \u200chit.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">\n<div class=\"tdb-search-form-inner\"><input class=\"tdb-head-search-form-input\" placeholder=\" \" type=\"text\" value name=\"s\" autocomplete=\"off\"><button class=\"wpb_button wpb_btn-inverse btn tdb-head-search-form-btn\" title=\"Search\" type=\"submit\"><span>Search<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Biden and Texas governor play blame game over Hurricane Beryl relief delay<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> <a class=\"tdb-author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/anna-giaritelli\/\">Anna Giaritelli<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-11T13:56:32-04:00\">July 11, 2024 1:56 pm<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1699772\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The White House has approved disaster relief for 67 Texas counties affected by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hurricane\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Hurricane<\/a> Beryl in the midst of a tiff between President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a> and Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/greg-abbott\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Greg Abbott<\/a> (R-TX) over a delay in federal assistance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPresident Biden approved 67 counties for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-checkers-vp-harris-definitely-didnt-say-what-you-heard-her-say-with-your-own-ears\/\" title=\"Fact Checkers: VP Harris Definitely Didn&#039;t Say What You Heard Her Say With Your Own Ears\">federal disaster assistance<\/a> after Texas requested a Major Disaster Declaration yesterday,\u201d Abbott said in a statement Wednesday. \u201cThis approval is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-clears-debt-ceiling-resolution-in-a-314-117-vote\/\" title=\"House approves debt ceiling resolution with 314-117 vote.\">critical step forward<\/a> in our efforts to provide assistance to impacted Texans across the state.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Abbott is in Asia for an economic development trip. Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonchronicle.com\/news\/houston-weather\/hurricanes\/article\/biden-says-greg-abbott-dan-patrick-delayed-19563648.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>told<\/a> the <em>Houston Chronicle<\/em> on Tuesday that the White House could not <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/l-a-housing-officials-enjoy-hefty-pay-amid-homeless-crisis\/\" title=\"L.A. housing officials enjoy hefty pay amid homeless crisis\">send federal money<\/a> without first receiving a request from Abbott\u2019s office and that it had not received one yet.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been trying to track down the governor to see\u00a0\u2014 I don\u2019t have any authority to do that without a specific request from the governor,\u201d Biden said. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ann McCauley, right, examines the damage at Bethel Church after Hurricane Beryl moved through the area, Monday, July 8, 2024, in Van Vleck, Texas. (AP Photo\/Eric Gay)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Abbott has maintained that the state is \u201cworking around the clock to respond and help Texas recover.\u201d Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has been acting as governor in Abbott\u2019s physical absence to oversee the state\u2019s response.<\/p>\n<p>More than 1.3 million Texas residents remain without electricity since Hurricane Beryl descended on Houston on Monday as a Category 1 storm, <a href=\"https:\/\/poweroutage.us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>according to<\/a> PowerOutage.us.<\/p>\n<p>Patrick took to X earlier this week to call Biden\u2019s claim a load of \u201cmalarkey,\u201d stealing one of the president\u2019s most-used terms.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am disappointed that President Biden is turning Hurricane Beryl into a political issue. He is falsely accusing me that I was not reachable. He obviously did not know his own employees from FEMA were side-by-side with me for 3 days! All he had to do was call them and have them hand their phone to me,\u201d Patrick wrote. \u201cTo quote President Biden, this is a load of malarkey, and he\u2019s shoveling it!\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I am disappointed that President Biden is turning Hurricane Beryl into a political issue. We had a cordial call today that ended up with him granting my request for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-issues-disaster-declaration-for-texas-amidst-severe-winter-weather\/\" title=\"Biden Issues Disaster Declaration For Texas Amidst Severe Winter Weather\">major disaster declaration<\/a>. But that\u2019s not good enough for him. He is falsely accusing me that I was not\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dan Patrick (@DanPatrick) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DanPatrick\/status\/1810813210515366156?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 9, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Patrick said he and federal officials worked to determine \u201cwhat our outstanding needs were\u201d before making an official federal request for aid.<\/p>\n<p>Counties covered by the disaster relief include Anderson, Angelina, Aransas, Austin, Bowie, Brazoria, Brazos, Burleson, Calhoun, Cameron, Camp, Cass, Chambers, Cherokee, Colorado, Dewitt, Fayette, Fort Bend, Freestone, Galveston, Goliad, Gregg, Grimes, Hardin, Harris, Harrison, Hidalgo, Houston, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Kenedy, Kleberg, Lavaca, Lee, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Marion, Matagorda, Milam, Montgomery, Morris, Nacogdoches, Newton, Nueces, Orange, Panola, Polk, Refugio, Robertson, Rusk, Sabine, San Augustine, San Jacinto, San Patricio, Shelby, Trinity, Tyler, Upshur, Victoria, Walker, Waller, Washington, Webb, Wharton, and Willacy. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Power lines downed by the effects of Hurricane Beryl block a highway near Palacios, Texas, Monday, July 8, 2024. (AP Photo\/Eric Gay)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1699772\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1699772\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Biden and Governor Abbott of Texas are in a dispute over the delay in federal assistance for 67 counties affected by Hurricane Beryl. Abbott requested a Major Disaster Declaration, which was approved by the White House, but Biden stated that federal money could not be sent without a specific request from Abbott&#8217;s office. Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, acting as governor in Abbott&#8217;s absence, criticized Biden for turning the situation into a political issue and accused him of not being reachable, despite federal officials being in contact with him. 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