{"id":2480369,"date":"2025-08-29T12:35:02","date_gmt":"2025-08-29T16:35:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cory-booker-bizarrely-tries-to-make-hurricane-katrina-about-trump-on-storms-20th-anniversary\/"},"modified":"2025-08-29T12:35:56","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T16:35:56","slug":"cory-booker-bizarrely-tries-to-make-hurricane-katrina-about-trump-on-storms-20th-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cory-booker-bizarrely-tries-to-make-hurricane-katrina-about-trump-on-storms-20th-anniversary\/","title":{"rendered":"Cory Booker Bizarrely Tries to Make Hurricane Katrina About Trump on Storm&#8217;s 20th Anniversary"},"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%2Fcory-booker-bizarrely-tries-to-make-hurricane-katrina-about-trump-on-storms-20th-anniversary%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=2480369&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 New Jersey Democratic Senator Cory Booker&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >social media post commemorating<\/a> the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, which devastated New Orleans and other Gulf Coast areas. While Booker expressed sympathy for the victims and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-issues-statement-over-classified-document-scandal\/\" title=\"... Issues Statement Over Classified ... Scandal\">ongoing recovery efforts<\/a>, he controversially linked the disaster&#8217;s anniversary to criticism of the current Trump-Vance administration&#8217;s handling of disaster preparedness, accusing it of cutting funding to the National Weather Service and exhibiting ineffective leadership.<\/p>\n<p>The article emphasizes that Trump had no involvement with Hurricane Katrina, which occurred during George W. Bush&#8217;s presidency, and suggests that Booker&#8217;s remarks politicize an otherwise nonpartisan moment of remembrance. Additionally, public responses on social media highlighted perceived poor responses to more recent disasters under Democratic leadership, such as Hurricane Helene in North carolina during Joe Biden&#8217;s presidency.<\/p>\n<p>the piece also references criticisms from Republican Rep. Chip Roy regarding the slow reaction from taxpayer-funded services like NPR during Texas floods, arguing that disaster response failures are not exclusive to one administration. The article concludes by implying that Booker could have simply honored the victims without politicizing the anniversary.  <\/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><\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump has absolutely nothing to do with Hurricane Katrina, but that did not stop New Jersey Democratic Sen. Cory Booker from bringing him up anyway.<\/p>\n<p>Booker posted to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platform<\/a> X to commemorate the devastation brought by Katrina to the people of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/clerical-error-leads-violent-criminals-escape-massive-manhunt-new-orleans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New Orleans<\/a>, a travesty that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accuweather.com\/en\/hurricane\/hurricane-katrina-by-the-numbers-20-years-later\/1793316\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Accuweather<\/a> says killed 1,392 people.<\/p>\n<p>That should be a fairly bipartisan or even non-political matter 20 years removed. To be sure, during the event, there were plenty of politics at play, but Trump was nowhere near the office then occupied by George W. Bush.<\/p>\n<p>Despite that obvious fact, Booker could not help himself.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As we mark the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina devastating New Orleans and towns big &amp; small across the gulf, I grieve with the people in the region for the loss they&rsquo;ve experienced and the long road to rebuild since,&rdquo; he wrote.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; 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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;But I also fear how the Trump-<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/jd-vance-teaches-jen-psaki-lesson-prayer-wake-catholic-school-shooting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vance<\/a> administration would respond to a similar disaster today,&rdquo; he continued.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Gutting the national weather service that monitors hurricanes, incompetent and distracted leadership at the Department of Homeland Security who would &lsquo;lead&rsquo; disaster response, and Trump himself, who prioritizes self-image and loyalty to his regime over providing assistance to Americans,&rdquo; the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/faa-finally-takes-action-new-jersey-drone-mystery-cites-special-security-reasons\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New Jersey<\/a> lawmaker bizarrely added, somehow making a natural disaster from two decades ago a tirade about Trump.<\/p>\n<p>He ended by saying, &ldquo;I sincerely hope today provides a moment of introspection for those serving this administration, and allows them the opportunity to course correct before it&rsquo;s too late.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">As we mark the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina devastating New Orleans and towns big &amp; small across the gulf, I grieve with the people in the region for the loss they&rsquo;ve experienced and the long road to rebuild since.<\/p>\n<p>But I also fear how the Trump-Vance administration&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Cory Booker (@CoryBooker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CoryBooker\/status\/1961411612620771661?\">August 29, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The post in itself should raise eyebrows, once again proving that Trump Derangement Syndrome is not just an insult to poke fun at the left, but an actual condition.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, X users were quick to respond, noting how poorly former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-yanks-kamala-harris-secret-service-protection-undisclosed-biden-order-comes-light\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Joe Biden<\/a> handled last year&rsquo;s Hurricane Helene that devastated North Carolina.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Now do how the Democrats handled North Carolina.<\/p>\n<p>I&rsquo;ll wait.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; SaltyGoat (@SaltyGoat17) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SaltyGoat17\/status\/1961414859855188190?\">August 29, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Another appeared to mock Booker, writing, &ldquo;Trump started Katrina!!!&rdquo; as that seemed to be the conclusion the lawmaker was only a step away from making.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Trump started Katrina!!!<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jay (@Jayohio19) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jayohio19\/status\/1961413390305550510?\">August 29, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Booker is worried that federal funding cuts would impact the country&rsquo;s level of preparedness for a natural disaster if Trump had his way.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Chip Roy, a Republican from Texas, gave a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/took-19-hours-post-anything-watch-chip-roy-bury-npr-pitiful-public-radio-funding-defense\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">great example<\/a> of how ineffective national, taxpayer-funded services have been in helping people during a crisis when he brought up NPR and its poor effort to respond to the floods in that state that killed 135 people.<\/p>\n<p>According to Roy, NPR through Texas Public Radio took 19 hours to sound the alarm and start warning residents, opting instead to use airtime to remind listeners why they need more money.<\/p>\n<p>But local stations broke in, warning Texas immediately.<\/p>\n<p>Booker might want to keep a more open mind. Trump cannot physically stop a hurricane, and taxpayer-funded services have not exactly done a stellar job in recent memory, as Biden and NPR show us.<\/p>\n<p>Then again, none of this is relevant, as Booker could have just made a nice commemorative post about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/harsanyi-democrats-disturbing-post-hurricane-ritual-began-katrina\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Katrina<\/a> and moved along.<\/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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