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Trump falsely says Georgia's governor was unable to talk to Biden about storm damage
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/trump-georgia-governor-brian-kemp-unable-talk-biden-hurricane-helene-rcna173236
Former President Donald Trump falsely claimed that Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp hasn’t been able to reach President Joe Biden to discuss Hurricane Helene's impacts on his state.
“He has been calling the president, but has not been able to get him,” Trump said at a news conference at a furniture store in Valdosta, Georgia.
Yet earlier in the day Kemp, a Republican, said that he initially missed Biden’s call but that he called back and that the two were able to connect Sunday evening.
“He just said, 'Hey, what do you need?'” Kemp told reporters. “And I told him, you know, we got what we need. We will work through the federal process.”
Kemp said Biden told him to call directly if he needed any additional resources. Kemp said he has “been playing phone tag” with Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee for president, but praised the bipartisan response.
Hurricane Helene made landfall Thursday night in the Florida Panhandle before it ripped through Georgia, leaving more than 500,000 customers without power. It then continued north, causing record flooding in eastern Tennessee and western North Carolina.
The death toll now stands at 116 across six states, according to a count by NBC News. A third of the deaths were reported in North Carolina. The number is likely to increase as recovery and search efforts continue.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/trump-georgia-governor-brian-kemp-unable-talk-biden-hurricane-helene-rcna173236
Former President Donald Trump falsely claimed that Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp hasn’t been able to reach President Joe Biden to discuss Hurricane Helene's impacts on his state.
“He has been calling the president, but has not been able to get him,” Trump said at a news conference at a furniture store in Valdosta, Georgia.
Yet earlier in the day Kemp, a Republican, said that he initially missed Biden’s call but that he called back and that the two were able to connect Sunday evening.
“He just said, 'Hey, what do you need?'” Kemp told reporters. “And I told him, you know, we got what we need. We will work through the federal process.”
Kemp said Biden told him to call directly if he needed any additional resources. Kemp said he has “been playing phone tag” with Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee for president, but praised the bipartisan response.
Hurricane Helene made landfall Thursday night in the Florida Panhandle before it ripped through Georgia, leaving more than 500,000 customers without power. It then continued north, causing record flooding in eastern Tennessee and western North Carolina.
The death toll now stands at 116 across six states, according to a count by NBC News. A third of the deaths were reported in North Carolina. The number is likely to increase as recovery and search efforts continue.
