{"id":2347564,"date":"2024-09-30T12:48:05","date_gmt":"2024-09-30T16:48:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-bidens-message-to-north-carolina-flood-victims-drop-dead\/"},"modified":"2024-09-30T12:51:45","modified_gmt":"2024-09-30T16:51:45","slug":"joe-bidens-message-to-north-carolina-flood-victims-drop-dead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-bidens-message-to-north-carolina-flood-victims-drop-dead\/","title":{"rendered":"Joe Biden\u2019s Message To North Carolina Flood Victims: Drop Dead"},"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\">20<\/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%2Fjoe-bidens-message-to-north-carolina-flood-victims-drop-dead%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=2347564&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>In\u2063 the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, which caused widespread destruction in North Carolina, President Joe Biden has faced criticism for his delayed response and lack of empathy towards the victims. The hurricane resulted in at least 100 fatalities, \u2062with many more reported missing due to severe flooding and landslides.\u2063 Biden&#8217;s comments \u2063regarding the disaster \u200cwere perceived as lacking compassion, with him referring\u2064 to the situation as &#8220;tragic&#8221; but failing to offer specific condolences or additional aid. <\/p>\n<p>Despite declaring \u2063a disaster and asserting that federal resources were already in place, many affected residents remain without power and essential services. When questioned about further assistance the federal government \u2063could provide,\u200d Biden stated that no additional resources would be\u2064 allocated, asserting they had already pre-planned \u2064a significant amount of aid.<\/p>\n<p>The president&#8217;s handling of this crisis has drawn parallels with his previous \u200bresponses to national tragedies, including\u2062 a notably indifferent reaction to the devastating \u200dwildfires in Maui in \u2064August 2023. Critics have expressed concern that Biden&#8217;s lack of empathetic communication\u200c during times of crisis undermines the trust and confidence\u2062 in his administration&#8217;s ability \u2062to manage such disasters effectively.  <\/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\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>It took days after Hurricane Helene first began to wreak <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/weather\/interactive\/2024\/hurricane-helene-destruction-north-carolina\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">record-breaking havoc<\/a> on North Carolina, but President Joe Biden has finally weighed in. The Democrat&rsquo;s message North Carolinians suffering from one of the greatest catastrophes their region has ever experienced, however, was far from the compassion and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/politics\/story\/2024-04-15\/column-joe-bidens-empathy-was-his-political-superpower-in-2020-can-he-find-it-again-in-2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">empathy<\/a> his party and <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/biden-politics-united-states-government-steve-ricchetti-alabama-26b87b21b459c8a707e45a91d884cd74\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">corporate media<\/a> pretend he touts.<\/p>\n<p>At least 100 people are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/09\/30\/weather\/hurricane-helene-recovery-cleanup-monday\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">dead<\/a> and hundreds more are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbs17.com\/news\/north-carolina-news\/30-now-dead-in-buncombe-county-600-missing-after-nc-mountains-slammed-by-helene-flooding\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">missing<\/a> after torrential flooding and <a href=\"https:\/\/weather.com\/storms\/hurricane\/video\/landslides-cut-access-to-popular-north-carolina-waterfall\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">landslides<\/a> caused &ldquo;biblical devastation&rdquo; across Appalachia over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>President Joe Biden, who waited until after his restful <a href=\"https:\/\/www.capegazette.com\/article\/biden-expected-rehoboth-beach-beginning-sept-27\/281466#google_vignette\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rehoboth Beach<\/a>, Delaware, <a href=\"https:\/\/rollcall.com\/factbase\/biden\/topic\/calendar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">weekend<\/a> to personally weigh in on the ongoing disaster, called the calamity &ldquo;tragic&rdquo; but failed to offer any further condolences or aid.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, when a reporter asked the president if he had &ldquo;any words to the victims of the hurricane,&rdquo; Biden acted like his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/presidential-actions\/2024\/09\/28\/president-joseph-r-biden-jr-approves-north-carolina-disaster-declaration-3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">approval of Gov. Roy Cooper&rsquo;s requested disaster declaration<\/a> would be enough to sustain the state&rsquo;s rescue and cleanup efforts as well their spirits. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;ve given them all &mdash; everything we have,&rdquo; Biden stammered after chasing a rabbit about the differences in how Federal Emergency Management Agency and local officials measure the toll of natural disasters.<\/p>\n<p>Biden insisted that feds were &ldquo;on the ground ahead of time&rdquo; and even promised that his administration is &ldquo;working hard&rdquo; to remedy the category four fallout. Yet when another reporter asked if there were &ldquo;any more resources the federal government&rdquo; could devote to the millions in the afflicted region who are still without <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/09\/30\/g-s1-25406\/helene-death-toll-damage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">power<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizen-times.com\/story\/news\/2024\/09\/29\/cell-power-outage-north-carolina-helene-att-verizon-tmobile\/75441408007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">cell service<\/a>, he said no. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;No,&rdquo; Biden began. &ldquo;We&rsquo;ve given them &mdash; we had pre-planned a significant amount of it even though they didn&rsquo;t ask for it yet. Hadn&rsquo;t asked for it yet.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Biden&rsquo;s claim that he already set aside a &ldquo;significant amount&rdquo; of aid for North Carolina comes just one week after his administration rubber-stamped <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/ukraine-russia-war-weapons-missiles-a4a109e2eb4581e59d5d1455deb92b09\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">hundreds of millions<\/a> of dollars in additional supplies to Ukraine. You read that right. A foreign country involved in a war American taxpayers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/politics\/almost-half-of-americans-think-u-s-spending-too-much-on-ukraine-aid-ap-norc-poll-says\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">want no part in<\/a> but are forced to foot the bill for will get nothing more from their government despite a rapidly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/americas\/helene-hurricane-tracker-death-toll-damage-map-nc-b2620758.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">climbing death toll.<\/a><\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<div lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>&#8220;Do you have any words to the victims of the hurricane?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>BIDEN: &#8220;We&#8217;ve given everything that we have.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Are there any more resources the federal government could be giving them?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>BIDEN: &#8220;No.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jDMNGhpjOz\">pic.twitter.com\/jDMNGhpjOz<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&mdash; RNC Research (@RNCResearch) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RNCResearch\/status\/1840580469009661960?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 30, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The Democrat&rsquo;s response to the ruin in the southeastern United States is not confidence-inspiring. In fact, it&rsquo;s not much better than his response to several other national tragedies that have happened under his watch.<\/p>\n<p>When the deadliest wildfire in modern U.S. history devastated Maui in August 2023, Biden offered reporters&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/08\/14\/empathizer-in-chief-biden-offers-hawaiians-devastated-by-wildfire-no-comment-from-his-beach-chair\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&ldquo;no comment&rdquo;<\/a>&nbsp;on the tragedy, its victims, or its survivors from his ocean-side perch on the sandy shores in Delaware. <\/p>\n<p>When a freight train carrying hazardous materials derailed&nbsp;in East Palestine, Ohio, in February 2023, Biden and his handlers at the White House did their best to ignore the crisis. Even when Biden was asked if he would visit the Americans plagued with the chemical consequences of the burn off, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre announced the president would only make the trek when it was <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TPostMillennial\/status\/1752772586247684195?s=20\">&ldquo;most helpful.&rdquo;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Now, drowning North Carolina is on the receiving end of Biden&rsquo;s cold shoulder. As of Monday, neither the alleged commander-in-chief, nor Vice President Kamala Harris, who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pasadenastarnews.com\/2024\/09\/28\/kamala-harris-to-arrive-in-la-ahead-of-sunday-fundraiser\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">spent her weekend fundraising<\/a> in California and rallying in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kbtx.com\/2024\/09\/29\/harris-is-set-rally-again-las-vegas-both-campaigns-emphasize-swing-state-nevada\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nevada<\/a>, have made plans to visit the afflicted region. In fact, neither have made any effort to manage the tragedy beyond offering <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/09\/30\/hurricane-helene-fallout-shows-why-america-cant-afford-another-potemkin-presidency\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">token promises<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, the millions of Americans who lost their family, friends, homes, and towns to Hurricane Helene are left to fend for themselves among the floodwaters. <\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>   Jordan Boyd is a staff writer at The Federalist and producer of The Federalist Radio Hour. Her work has also been featured in The Daily Wire, Fox News, and RealClearPolitics. Jordan graduated from Baylor University where she majored in political science and minored in journalism. 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