{"id":2397140,"date":"2025-01-30T16:29:01","date_gmt":"2025-01-30T21:29:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-visit-to-devastated-north-carolina-showed-true-leadership-the-devil-is-in-the-details\/"},"modified":"2025-01-30T16:30:48","modified_gmt":"2025-01-30T21:30:48","slug":"trumps-visit-to-devastated-north-carolina-showed-true-leadership-the-devil-is-in-the-details","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-visit-to-devastated-north-carolina-showed-true-leadership-the-devil-is-in-the-details\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump\u2019s Visit to Devastated North Carolina Showed True Leadership &#8211; The Devil Is in the Details"},"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\">32<\/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%2Ftrumps-visit-to-devastated-north-carolina-showed-true-leadership-the-devil-is-in-the-details%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=2397140&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 how former President \u200cDonald Trump has positioned himself\u200b against establishment politicians, particularly in \u2063relation to his \u200binteractions with ordinary \u200cAmericans in distress. \u2064A key event\u200c highlighted\u2062 took place in western North \u2062Carolina, where Trump allowed local \u200dresidents affected by Hurricane Helene to share their experiences during a news\u2063 conference instead \u2062of\u2062 monopolizing the mic himself. This moment is contrasted with the\u200d perceived neglect\u200c by the Biden \u2062administration and FEMA, as the pastor Ramona\u200b Nix \u2064explained the lack of government assistance\u200b following the\u2063 disaster.<\/p>\n<p>Trump expressed frustration\u2064 with FEMA&#8217;s bureaucratic inefficiency, stating\u2062 it \u2062has been a &#8220;waste \u2062of time and \u2062money.&#8221; He emphasized his commitment to \u200densuring support for North \u200bCarolina hurricane victims. The\u2064 article suggests that Trump&#8217;s approach showcases a \u200bstark difference between him and establishment politicians, whom\u2063 the author argues are disconnected\u2063 from and disdainful of\u2064 the constituents\u200d they serve.The coverage extends to social media reactions that criticize\u200c Democrats for their treatment\u2062 of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/british-politicians-set-for-2000-pay-rise-while-new-taxes-loom\/\" title=\"British Politicians Set for 2,000 Pay Rise While New Taxes Loom\">working-class individuals<\/a>, ultimately\u2063 portraying Trump as more in tune with\u200d the \u2063needs of average Americans.  <\/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> \t\t\t\t<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><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Establishment politicians like those who filled former President Joe Biden&rsquo;s administration undoubtedly have many reasons to hate President Donald Trump. But one reason, oft-overlooked, deserves special attention.<\/p>\n<p>In short, Trump has undermined their ability to patronize the ordinary American citizens whom they so obviously and thoroughly despise.<\/p>\n<p>For those who missed it, a telling example occurred Friday in western North Carolina, where Trump, rather than imitating establishment politicians by monopolizing a news conference and bloviating about promises he never intended to keep, turned his microphone over to residents of that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-harris-helene-response-could-drive-nc-voters-to-trump\/\" title=\"Biden-Harris&#039; Helene Response Could Drive NC Voters To Trump\">storm-ravaged region<\/a> and allowed them to tell their own tragic stories of loss and subsequent neglect.<\/p>\n<p>In a clip posted Friday to the social media platform X, Trump invited a local pastor to  her story.<\/p>\n<p>The pastor, identified by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2025\/01\/24\/donald-trump-north-carolina-flood-victims\/77934776007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">USA Today<\/a> as Ramona Nix of Eagle Rock Church in Swannanoa, explained that after Hurricane Helene hit the area in September, she and others used their large, recently dedicated church as both a shelter and a staging point for the collection and dispensation of supplies.<\/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>She also told the president that supporters from other states showed up to help. But the government, including the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fema-admits-failed-deliver-christmas-pledge-north-carolina-helene-victims\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Federal Emergency Management Agency<\/a> never did.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We have not received any help, like from the government, or anything,&rdquo; she said, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/remarks\/2025\/01\/remarks-by-president-trump-during-tour-of-hurricane-helene-disaster-site\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">White House transcript<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;FEMA did nothing,&rdquo; Trump said in a tone that revealed his exasperation. &ldquo;FEMA&rsquo;s a waste of time and money.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Aside from the sadness in the woman&rsquo;s voice as she recalled the ordeal, viewers should notice two details that matter.<\/p>\n<p>First, before she even spoke, the much-taller Trump&nbsp;personally lowered the podium&rsquo;s microphone to accommodate her diminutive stature.<\/p>\n<p>Then, the president listened intently as she told her story. The clip continued for nearly three minutes, and apart from his &ldquo;FEMA did nothing&rdquo; comment he never interrupted her.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I don&rsquo;t want to hear EVER AGAIN that the democrats care about &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-harris-cant-articulate-the-case-for-voting-for-her\/\" title=\"Kamala Harris Can&#039;t Articulate The Case For Voting For Her\">working people&#038;rdquo<\/a>;<\/p>\n<p>President Trump just gave the people of Western North Carolina a giant microphone to tell their stories.<\/p>\n<p>He hugged them. He listened to them. He asked questions.<\/p>\n<p>BIDEN IGNORED US FOR 4 MONTHS!!!!! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jSyTlxHPnl\">pic.twitter.com\/jSyTlxHPnl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Matt Van Swol (@matt_vanswol) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/matt_vanswol\/status\/1882864659189182654?\">January 24, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>During his own time at the microphone, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-stunned-finds-north-carolina-threatens-ultimate-accountability-fema\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump<\/a> unleashed on FEMA under the Biden administration.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;FEMA has been a very big disappointment,&rdquo; Trump said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcnc.com\/article\/weather\/hurricane\/helene\/president-trump-disappointed-fema-resopnse-to-western-north-carolina\/275-7fd27f68-2cd3-41fd-bdd7-f35aca2787e7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WCNC-TV<\/a> in Charlotte. &ldquo;They cost a tremendous amount of money, it&rsquo;s very bureaucratic, and it&rsquo;s very slow. Other than that, we&rsquo;re very happy with them.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They don&rsquo;t have anything,&rdquo; the president later added, referring to the hurricane victims. &ldquo;They got a stipend for what they lost, and we&rsquo;re going to take care of it. This is totally unacceptable, and I&rsquo;ll be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/twitter-permanently-bans-president-trumps-account\/\" title=\"Twitter permanently bans President Trump\u2019s account\">taking strong action<\/a> to get North Carolina the support that you need to quickly recover and rebuild.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Of course, the Biden administration&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/florida-takes-swift-action-fema-discrimination-trump-supporters-comes-light\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shoddy treatment<\/a> of hurricane victims constitutes a story in its own right. But that story also amounts to only one chapter in a lengthy and shameful book.<\/p>\n<p>If that book had a title, it might read: &ldquo;Democrats Despise Ordinary Americans and Can No Longer Conceal It.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Consider, for instance, the words of the X user who d the clip above.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t want to hear EVER AGAIN that the democrats care about &lsquo;working people,&rdquo; the user wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, thanks in large part to X owner <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/elon-rescue-way-save-astronauts-biden-left-stranded-7-months-1-week-mission-ended\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Elon Musk&rsquo;s<\/a> social media platform, Democrats have had their masks removed. Americans can now see them for the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">loathsome establishment shills<\/a> they are. And Democrats cannot do a thing about it.<\/p>\n<p>After all, the clip of Trump turning over his microphone to the North Carolina pastor had more than 5.5 million views as of Thursday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, after leaving The Tar Heel State, Trump visited <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-fed-citizens-go-bass-right-front-trump-cant-even-get-without-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wildfire-ravaged Los Angeles<\/a>. There, he spoke to residents, advocated on their behalf, and made local Democrats look like fools.<\/p>\n<p>In short, Americans can now see in real time the difference between a president who works for them and an establishment politician who gaslights them into oblivion.<\/p>\n<p>One hopes that the observation will teach partially awakened Americans a crucial lesson. Namely, they must not assume that incompetence explains government officials&rsquo; behavior.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, they would approach much nearer to the truth if they opened their minds to the initially startling, yet inescapable, conclusion that many government officials, elected and unelected, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-trolls-biden-campaigns-garbage-truck-amid-garbage-controversy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">actively despise<\/a> everything about their country, most of all its citizens.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/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\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<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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However, one often-ignored reason stands out: Trump has weakened their capacity to condescend to the everyday American citizens they clearly disdain. A notable instance of this occurred recently in western North Carolina, where instead of monopolizing a press conference like typical politicians, Trump allowed local residents affected by a storm to share their personal stories of loss and neglect. In a video shared on social media, he invited a local pastor, Ramona Nix, to speak about how her church served as a shelter after Hurricane Helene struck in September and how they received no assistance from the government or FEMA. Trump&#8217;s frustration was evident when he remarked that &#8220;FEMA did nothing,&#8221; criticizing its inefficiency under the Biden administration while expressing his commitment to help North Carolina recover swiftly. This incident highlights the stark contrast between Trump&#8217;s approach\u2014listening and engaging with citizens\u2014and that of establishment politicians who seem disconnected from ordinary Americans&#8217; struggles<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2397141,"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\/2025\/01\/trump-in-nc-for-jan.-30-2025-new.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[42159,5191,32258,3634],"class_list":["post-2397140","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-disaster-response","tag-leadership","tag-north-carolina","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/trump-in-nc-for-jan.-30-2025-new.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2397140","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=2397140"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2397140\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2397144,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2397140\/revisions\/2397144"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2397141"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2397140"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2397140"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2397140"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}