{"id":2347945,"date":"2024-10-01T09:43:51","date_gmt":"2024-10-01T13:43:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-to-visit-north-carolina-wednesday-to-survey-helene-damage-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-01T09:45:16","modified_gmt":"2024-10-01T13:45:16","slug":"biden-to-visit-north-carolina-wednesday-to-survey-helene-damage-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-to-visit-north-carolina-wednesday-to-survey-helene-damage-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden to visit North Carolina Wednesday to survey Helene damage &#8211; 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\">26<\/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-to-visit-north-carolina-wednesday-to-survey-helene-damage-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=2347945&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>President \u2063Joe Biden is set to\u2063 visit North Carolina on Wednesday to assess\u2064 the damage caused by Hurricane Helene, which has tragically resulted in over 100 deaths, making it the deadliest hurricane in the U.S. over the past\u2063 50 years. Due \u200bto extensive destruction, \u2064Biden will conduct an aerial survey of the impacted areas instead of landing, to avoid disrupting ongoing relief efforts. He plans to \u200cmeet with officials\u200b at the State Emergency Operations \u2064Center in Raleigh prior to the flight.<\/p>\n<p>Biden has expressed a commitment to providing federal \u2063assistance and aims to follow up with visits to Georgia\u200c and Florida as soon as possible.\u200d In\u200c contrast, former President Donald\u200d Trump recently visited Valdosta, Georgia, where he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-instagram-post-falsely-claims-colin-powell-died-by-suicide\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Instagram Post Falsely Claims Colin Powell Died By Suicide\">made inaccurate claims<\/a> regarding\u200b Biden&#8217;s communication with Governor\u200d Brian Kemp, \u2064who clarified\u200b that Biden had \u2064indeed reached out to offer support.  <\/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<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/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\"><\/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\/\"><\/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\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Biden plans Wednesday visit to North Carolina, and visits to Georgia and Florida are on horizon<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1773094\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a> will survey via plane the <a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/natural-disasters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"damage\">damage<\/a> caused by Hurricane Helene in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/north-carolina\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>North Carolina<\/a> on Wednesday, according to the White House.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Biden said he would fly into the state capital of Raleigh for a meeting at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-mocked-trump-for-hiding-in-his-bunker-after-antifa-and-black-lives-matter-insurrectionists-tried-to-storm-the-white-house-last-year-injuring-dozens-of-cops\/\" title=\"Biden Mocked Trump for \u2018Hiding in His Bunker\u2019 After Antifa and Black Lives Matter Insurrectionists Tried to Storm the White House Last Year, Injuring Dozens of Cops\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/metro-detroit-area-flooded-after-intense-storms-drop-heavy-rain\/\" title=\"Metro Detroit area flooded after intense storms drop heavy rain\">emergency operations<\/a> center<\/a> before going on an aerial tour of damaged communities. Biden will only fly over the damage, not make a ground stop, because roads from the airport have been destroyed, and a motorcade from the airport cannot be executed safely.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s too much for me in terms of interrupting access to help there, to land in Asheville, to survey the damage other through the air,&rdquo; Biden said. &ldquo;And then it&rsquo;s my plan to travel to Georgia and Florida as soon as possible after that.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Biden has stressed he doesn&rsquo;t want to visit areas affected by the storm too quickly so as not to disrupt relief efforts. North Carolina has seen the most deaths of the affected states.<\/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\">On Wednesday, I&#8217;ll travel to North Carolina for a briefing at the State Emergency Operations Center and to participate in an aerial tour of Asheville.<br \/>&#8304;I&#8217;ve ensured my travel will not disrupt the ongoing response.<\/p>\n<p>I plan to travel to Georgia and Florida as soon as possible.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; President Biden (@POTUS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS\/status\/1840889620281589926?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 30, 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>Gov. Roy Cooper (D-NC) said Biden has &ldquo;offered all federal support.&rdquo; Hurricane Helene has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/energy-and-environment\/3171007\/hurricane-helene-death-toll-tops-100\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>killed more than 100 people<\/a> so far, making it the third deadliest hurricane in the mainland United States in the last 50 years. North Carolina has seen the most deaths of the affected states.<\/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=\"zxx\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iT4IigGU0g\">pic.twitter.com\/iT4IigGU0g<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Governor Roy Cooper (@NC_Governor) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NC_Governor\/status\/1840924769535066216?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 1, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Former President Donald Trump visited Valdosta, Georgia, this week, to the dismay of some who believed his presence took away resources from those affected by the storm. While there, he falsely accused Biden of not calling Gov. Brian Kemp (R-GA).&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;[Kemp] has been calling the president but has not been able to get him,&rdquo; Trump said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Earlier in the day, the governor stated Biden did call him and said he could directly call the president for assistance, which Kemp said he appreciated.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He just said, &lsquo;Hey, what do you need?&rsquo; And I told him, you know, we got what we need. We will work through the federal process,&rdquo; Kemp said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Biden expressed his frustration at Trump&rsquo;s claim, noting he was not angry at Trump&rsquo;s personal attack but angry that Trump was using this talking point instead of directing help to the storm victims.<\/p>\n<p>The nonpartisan mayor of Valdosta, Scott James Matheson, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/2024-election\/trump-georgia-governor-brian-kemp-unable-talk-biden-hurricane-helene-rcna173236\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>told<\/a> NBC News that he would have preferred that Trump come later in the week to allow for emergency operations to proceed longer. Still, he noted he was &ldquo;pretty excited&rdquo; and that &ldquo;we want the attention, and I certainly love the aid he&rsquo;s bringing.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I would have loved it Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday,&rdquo; he said ahead of the visit, adding, &ldquo;We&rsquo;re not going to say &lsquo;no.&rsquo;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Biden has also spoken to Asheville Mayor Esther Manheimer and Gov. Henry McMaster (R-SC), according to the White House.<\/p>\n<p>Vice President Kamala Harris also said she spoke with Kemp and Cooper and plans to survey the damage &ldquo;as soon as possible&rdquo; so as not to disrupt relief work. Harris was also briefed by the head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.<\/p>\n<\/div>\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_1773094\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1773094\"}});<\/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\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Biden to visit North Carolina Wednesday, with Georgia and Florida next<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2910,"featured_media":2347947,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Joe-Biden_yyt22.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[3620,42069,33918,32258,42070],"class_list":["post-2347945","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-biden","tag-helene-damage","tag-natural-disaster","tag-north-carolina","tag-presidential-visit"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Joe-Biden_yyt22.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2347945","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2910"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2347945"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2347945\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2347947"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2347945"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2347945"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2347945"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}