CNN’s Berman: Criticizing Biden, Harris Is Trying to ‘Inject Politics Into’ Helene Response

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CNN’s Berman: Criticizing Biden, Harris Is Trying to ‘Inject Politics Into’ Helene Response

Ian Hanchett 4 Oct 2024

On Thursday’s “CNN News Central,” co-host John Berman stated that “there have been efforts to inject politics into” the news story around the response to the aftermath of Hurricane Helene and pointed to “accusations that President Biden didn’t act quickly enough” and criticism from the campaign of 2024 Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump that FEMA spending on migrants has undercut the agency’s ability to respond to future storms as examples and wondered if this would have an impact on recovery efforts.

Berman said, “It is notable that, over the last five days that this has been going on, there have been efforts to inject politics into it. There were accusations that President Biden didn’t act quickly enough. Just a few minutes ago, I was looking at my email, the Trump campaign put out a statement that said, ‘Kamala’s Open Border Jeopardizes FEMA’s Hurricane Response‘. I wonder what the impact of politics — the impact on the recovery efforts that politics has.”

Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg responded that the storm recovery isn’t a time for politics and stated that there has been a strong level of bipartisanship among those working on the storm response.

https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2024/10/04/cnns-berman-criticizing-biden-harris-is-trying-to-inject-politics-into-helene-response/

[Smokin Joe]

From what I have seen, those who can, who are not being stopped by FEMA and an approved NGO have done yeoman's work in trying to help those in this ravaged area. With the introduction of FEMA into the picture, however, accounts indicate that those private and less unofficially approved efforts are being halted with threats of arrest, and the seizure of supplies already collected but not yet distributed from all but the churches and individuals they have been distributed to. This may not be the case in all areas. Helicopter assets are critical to reaching people back in those hills, and accounts say those private missions have been grounded in the critical areas, but not replaced by government assets.

Compare and contrast the 'politics' of this with the attacks on Bush (like him or not) for the Katrina response..."George Bush don't like black people"...

Either the job is getting done or it isn't, and the 'sunning on the beach/gala fundraiser' Party should get no more slack than Bush did when people's lives are on the line.

[bilo]

From what I have seen, those who can, who are not being stopped by FEMA and an approved NGO have done yeoman's work in trying to help those in this ravaged area. With the introduction of FEMA into the picture, however, accounts indicate that those private and less unofficially approved efforts are being halted with threats of arrest, and the seizure of supplies already collected but not yet distributed from all but the churches and individuals they have been distributed to. This may not be the case in all areas. Helicopter assets are critical to reaching people back in those hills, and accounts say those private missions have been grounded in the critical areas, but not replaced by government assets.

Compare and contrast the 'politics' of this with the attacks on Bush (like him or not) for the Katrina response..."George Bush don't like black people"...

Either the job is getting done or it isn't, and the 'sunning on the beach/gala fundraiser' Party should get no more slack than Bush did when people's lives are on the line.

Well said!