{"id":2351227,"date":"2024-10-05T21:31:03","date_gmt":"2024-10-06T01:31:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-photo-op-disrupted-helene-relief-grounded-aircrafts-with-emergency-supplies-rescue-mission-volunteer\/"},"modified":"2024-10-05T22:01:40","modified_gmt":"2024-10-06T02:01:40","slug":"biden-photo-op-disrupted-helene-relief-grounded-aircrafts-with-emergency-supplies-rescue-mission-volunteer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-photo-op-disrupted-helene-relief-grounded-aircrafts-with-emergency-supplies-rescue-mission-volunteer\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden &#8216;Photo Op&#8217; Disrupted Helene Relief, Grounded Aircrafts with Emergency Supplies: Rescue Mission Volunteer"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/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-photo-op-disrupted-helene-relief-grounded-aircrafts-with-emergency-supplies-rescue-mission-volunteer%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=2351227&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\u200c a recent statement, Tim Kennedy, a former U.S.\u2063 Army Green Berets Master Sergeant\u2064 and MMA fighter, criticized President Joe Biden&#8217;s response to Hurricane Helene, claiming the president&#8217;s actions during the \u2064crisis were obstructive. Kennedy, who has a \u200dhistory \u200cof aiding those in need, especially during emergencies like the Afghanistan withdrawal in 2021,\u200b highlighted that his team had to delay rescue efforts\u200d due to Biden&#8217;s visit, which\u200d he alleged\u200b was \u200cmore \u2063focused on\u2062 a\u2064 &#8220;photo op&#8221; than on immediate assistance.\u2062 During a mission to\u2063 help victims \u200cof\u2063 the hurricane, Kennedy and his organization, Save Our Allies, found themselves operating with little federal support. He expressed frustration over the lack of government leadership and infrastructure to adequately respond to such disasters. This sentiment was echoed by others, including Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson, who lamented\u2063 the administration\u2019s inadequate response \u200bto the hurricane, which left a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-to-show-lockdowns-are-killing-more-people-than-the-virus\/\" title=\"How To Show Lockdowns Are Killing More People Than The Virus\">rising death toll<\/a> in its wake.  <\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Tim Kennedy had some pointed words to  about President Joe Biden on Wednesday. Kennedy, a U.S. Army Green Berets Master Sergeant and Special Forces sniper, is known for his stints on various television shows, along with his MMA fighting career.<\/p>\n<p>When devastation strikes, Kennedy has been known to rush in to use his unique experience to help those in need. The master sergeant <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/former-ufc-fighter-goes-behind-enemy-lines-to-rescue-americans-and-afghan-allies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">previously traveled to Afghanistan<\/a> during the 2021 withdrawal to help those caught up in the calamity, for example.<\/p>\n<p>This past week, Kennedy and others rushed to the Southeast to help those affected by the historically devastating Hurricane Helene.<\/p>\n<p>As was the case with Afghanistan, many have pointed blame at President Biden for failing to address the crisis effectively.<\/p>\n<p>Kennedy is among that number.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>In fact, according to the Special Forces operator, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-want-harris-lose-cnn-contributor-drops-big-take-joe-keeps-kamala-within-reach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the president<\/a> directly impeded rescue efforts to take a &ldquo;photo op.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There was a &lsquo;No Fly&rsquo; when the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-nancy-pelosi-promises-reconciliation-vote-before-recess-next-week\/\" title=\"Report: Nancy Pelosi Promises Reconciliation Vote Before Recess Next Week\">president flew<\/a> in today,&rdquo; Kennedy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/video\/6362776433112\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told<\/a> Fox News&rsquo; &ldquo;The Bottom Line&rdquo; on Wednesday. &ldquo;We had to land helicopters to not go rescue people so a photo op could take place.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;That&rsquo;s a travesty and that&rsquo;s unconscionable.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Kennedy traveled with Save Our Allies &mdash; an NGO <a href=\"https:\/\/timkennedy.com\/about\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kennedy founded and serves as president of<\/a> &mdash; into the Southeast to aid in rescue and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-after-volcano-erupts-on-caribbean-island-pm-says-only-vaccinated-can-board-evacuation-ships-others-sent-to-safety-elsewhere\/\" title=\"Report: After Volcano Erupts On Caribbean Island, PM Says Only Vaccinated Can Board Evacuation Ships, Others Sent To Safety Elsewhere\">evacuation efforts<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Kennedy said he, his team and others working together to save Americans in need have worked tirelessly with little help from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/san-diego-area-students-on-summer-trip-stranded-in-taliban-controlled-afghanistan\/\" title=\"San Diego-Area Students On Summer Trip Stranded In Taliban-Controlled Afghanistan\">federal government officials<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;My heart is full to see Americans rise to the occasion like they always do, but it&rsquo;s not our responsibility to have to go and answer the call like this,&rdquo; Kennedy said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Save Our Allies has so many important relationships within the government that enable us to do these expeditionary missions, and we&rsquo;re so grateful for those partnerships&hellip; but it shouldn&rsquo;t be necessary.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Where is the federal response and the plan and the&hellip; command center that should be running all of this?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris both visited areas in the Southeastern United States separately this past week, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2024\/10\/02\/biden-harris-hurricane-helene\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Washington Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The outlet reported that Biden would &ldquo;tour more storm damage in Georgia and Florida&rdquo; after visiting the western mountains of North Carolina where &ldquo;the [death] toll was especially high.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/10\/05\/us\/helene-death-toll-rises-saturday\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN<\/a> reported that the total death toll of Hurricane Helene had risen to 227 people across six affected states.<\/p>\n<p>Kennedy isn&rsquo;t the only one to criticize the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-vp-short-list-looks-like-a-list-of-presidential-candidates-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Harris VP short list looks like a list of presidential candidates - Washington Examiner\">current administration&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s response to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/good-samaritan-pilot-sounds-alarm-forced-leave-helene-victim-mountain-threat-arrest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Helene<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson said he was &ldquo;alarmed and disappointed&rdquo; by the federal effort, per the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/news\/speaker-johnson-alarmed-and-disappointed-by-biden-admins-hurricane-helene-response\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Review<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They are scrambling to cover their egregious errors and mistakes. And there&rsquo;s an effort to blame others or blame circumstances when this is just purely a lack of leadership and response,&rdquo; Johnson said.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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A U.S. Army Green Berets Master Sergeant and Special Forces sniper, Kennedy is recognized for his appearances on various TV shows and his MMA career. He often steps in to assist during crises, having previously gone to Afghanistan during the 2021 withdrawal to aid those affected by the turmoil. Recently, he traveled to the Southeast to support victims of Hurricane Helene, which has drawn comparisons to the situation in Afghanistan, with many blaming Biden for inadequate crisis management\u2014Kennedy included.<\/p>\n<p>According to Kennedy, Biden&#8217;s actions hindered rescue operations for a &#8220;photo op.&#8221; He stated on Fox News that there was a &#8220;No Fly&#8221; order when the president arrived, forcing helicopters down instead of rescuing people. He called this situation &#8220;a travesty&#8221; and &#8220;unconscionable.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>Kennedy led efforts with Save Our Allies\u2014a nonprofit he founded\u2014to assist in rescue missions but noted that they received minimal support from federal officials. While he praised Americans&#8217; willingness to help each other in times of need, he emphasized that it shouldn&#8217;t fall solely on them.<\/p>\n<p>He questioned where the federal response and command center were during this crisis as both President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris visited affected areas last week. Reports indicated that Biden planned further tours after assessing damage in North Carolina where fatalities were notably high; Hurricane Helene&#8217;s death toll had reached 227 across six states by Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Kennedy isn&#8217;t alone in his critique; Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson also expressed concern over the administration&#8217;s handling of Hurricane Helene\u2019s aftermath, citing a lack of leadership and accountability<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2351229,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Helene-damage.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[3620,42430,42429,37943,42431],"class_list":["post-2351227","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-biden","tag-emergency-supplies","tag-helene-relief","tag-photo-op","tag-rescue-mission"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Helene-damage.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2351227","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2351227"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2351227\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2351229"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2351227"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2351227"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2351227"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}