Sunday, October 06, 2024

Top North Carolina's Newspapers Slam Trump's Firehose Of Lies on Helene

Two of North Carolina's largest newspapers -- The Charlotte Observer and The News & Observer -- collaborated on an op-ed published Sunday, publicly condemning Donald Trump's response to Hurricane Helene, which has left over 200 people dead, and an "untold number of people missing," according to The New York Times.

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... The editors emphasized, "Trump's claims are as hypocritical as they are harmful. ...

Yeah, it is the "harmful" aspect to the good people affected by Helene that raises a significant concern for me.

Fmr Pres Trump lying, apparently to hurt Americans.


#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-10-06 03:51 PM

"There's no evidence to support any of those ridiculous claims,"

One could correctly claim that after most of Trump's mouth movements.

But rwingers eat it up like pigs at the trough.

#2 | Posted by Corky at 2024-10-06 04:52 PM

'Ridiculous and just plain false': FEMA administrator knocks Trump's Hurricane Helene recovery claims

"This kind of rhetoric is not helpful to people," she added. "It's really a shame that we're putting politics ahead of helping people."

Criswell noted that state and local officials have rebutted "this dangerous, truly dangerous narrative that is creating this fear."

www.usatoday.com

#3 | Posted by Corky at 2024-10-06 05:02 PM

Helene response hurt by gross incompetence at the federal level.

Posted by BellRinger at 2024-10-07 12:10 AM

Why is this factually FALSE amplification of disinformation allowed here when it's an intentional effort to foment and stoke violence against America's government and those now in charge of the Executive branch?

#4 | Posted by tonyroma at 2024-10-07 07:02 AM

Is there anyone more UNAmerican than TFG? He is a disgrace. Anyone who supports him is a disgrace to this nation and it's flag.

#5 | Posted by TFDNihilist at 2024-10-07 07:40 AM

Its, not it's.

#6 | Posted by TFDNihilist at 2024-10-07 07:40 AM

#4 | Posted by tonyroma a

Trump's people will start shooting others once Trump is defeated. We all know this will happen; the only mystery is how large a scale. Then BELLRINGER and his friends will be here explaining to us how we all deserve it, creating "facts" as they need to. We've been around this block now too many times to deny it.

#7 | Posted by Zed at 2024-10-07 08:32 AM

#4 | Posted by tonyroma a

Trump's people will start shooting others once Trump is defeated. We all know this will happen; the only mystery is how large a scale. Then BELLRINGER and his friends will be here explaining to us how we all deserve it, creating "facts" as they need to. We've been around this block now too many times to deny it.

#8 | Posted by Zed at 2024-10-07 08:33 AM

In a related story, Hurricane Milton is expected to cause at least $500MM of damage to the Mar-A-Lago Club, despite the storm coming aground on the other side of the Florida peninsula, approximately 100 miles away. The Trump Crime Family has already prepared their claim, and expects full payout for damages within two weeks, 'cause they need the cash...

#9 | Posted by catdog at 2024-10-07 09:27 AM

#8 | Posted by Zed at 2024-10-07 08:33 AM | Reply | Flag: Only one flag option here

#10 | Posted by Hans at 2024-10-07 09:29 AM

Yet they are still going to vote for him in droves.

#11 | Posted by GalaxiePete at 2024-10-07 12:27 PM

two of the most liberal newspapers in the state.

Of course they would say that.

#12 | Posted by boaz at 2024-10-07 08:05 PM

"Of course they would accurately state the facts"

#13 | Posted by YAV at 2024-10-07 09:48 PM

"Of course they would accurately state the facts"

Nah. They have always skewed the news and how they present it.

#14 | Posted by boaz at 2024-10-08 08:15 AM

Then you should be able to point out what was inaccurate.
Let's see it. Show me where any of this is inaccurate:

Trump accused the federal government and Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper of "going out of their way to not help people in Republican areas. MAGA!"

That same day, Trump also posted that the Biden administration has "left Americans to drown" in North Carolina and other states.

Then, in an interview with his former adviser Kellyanne Conway, Trump doubled down on his claim, saying the government is "going out of their way to hurt" Trump voters in Western North Carolina. "They're not getting water, they're not getting anything," Trump said.

Trump has also said that Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp couldn't get President Joe Biden on the phone to help his state with hurricane relief - a claim that Kemp himself debunked - and falsely claimed that the government doesn't have enough money to respond to the disaster because "Kamala spent all her FEMA money, billions of dollars, on housing for illegal migrants." He's called it "the worst response in the history of hurricanes"

Every last thing above is accurate and every last thing Trump said was a total lie. You have a problem with reality and truth. That's why you support Trump.

You and people like you are hurting people that are in dire straits. You should just STFU with your disinformation and blind partisanship. So many of those being hurt are your own MAGAts, too.

#15 | Posted by YAV at 2024-10-08 09:28 AM

#14 | Posted by boaz

You're nothing but a MAGAT dupe.

#16 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2024-10-08 02:41 PM

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