More Trump lying. Shocker.

Fact check: Amid bipartisan praise for Biden hurricane response, Trump falsely claims reviews are ‘universally’ negative

Former President Donald Trump, seeking to capitalize politically on the devastation from Hurricane Helene, falsely claimed in a social media post on Thursday that President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris “are universally being given POOR GRADES for the way that they are handling the Hurricane, especially in North Carolina.”

Facts First: Trump is wrong. The Biden administration’s response to the hurricane has received bipartisan praise from political leaders in affected states.

That praise has not been universal; there has also been some criticism and some ambivalence. But Trump’s assertion that reviews for the Biden administration’s handling of the crisis have been entirely negative is not true.

And this is just the latest Trump false claim on the subject of the administration’s hurricane response.

Praise from Republican governors​

Various Republican governors in the southeastern states hit by Hurricane Helene have praised the Biden administration’s response, sometimes naming Biden in particular.

Republican South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster said at a Tuesday press conference that federal assistance had “been superb,” noting that Biden and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg had both called and told him to let them know whatever the state needed. McMaster added that the administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Deanne Criswell, had also called. He said, “So we’re getting assistance, and we’re asking for everything we need.”

Republican Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin said at a Monday press conference, “I’m incredibly appreciative of the rapid response and the cooperation from the federal team at FEMA.” He specifically thanked Biden, among others, in a press release the day prior.

Republican Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee said at a Wednesday press conference that the response to his emergency declaration “was quick from the federal government,” adding there was “a fast turnaround, frankly,” in making the state eligible for some federal reimbursements.

At a Tuesday press conference, Lee spoke of a “rush” of officials “from the federal to the state to the local, the local emergency management agencies, local county mayors with tears in their eyes out there serving their people. There is a great deal of hope when you see what is behind the effort, the coordinated effort, in this community to begin to rebuild.”

Praise in North Carolina

Cooper, the North Carolina governor, has repeatedly praised the federal response. Sitting beside Biden during the president’s visit to North Carolina on Wednesday, Cooper said, “We’re grateful for the quick actions and close communications that we have had with the president and with the FEMA team,” adding moments later, “And Mr. President, we know that we have made a lot of asks of you, and we are grateful for your ear and for your actions.”

Cooper said in a briefing on Tuesday: “I briefed President Biden and Vice President Harris each on two occasions, and they have committed every resource available to this recovery. I appreciate the president’s quick approval of our major disaster declaration this weekend and his direction that FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell will continue to be here on the ground,” saying that residents were already starting to receive assistance funds.

The Democratic mayor of the hard-hit North Carolina city of Asheville, Esther Manheimer, said on MSNBC on Tuesday: “We are seeing incredible help, from the federal government to the state to the private sector to the nonprofit sector, faith-based organizations, everyone pouring in here with their help.” She emphasized that rebuilding from the “catastrophic” situation would take a long time regardless.

I'm smoking a pork butt for pulled pork. Been on since 10PM last night and just hit 190 degrees. Should be ready to pull about game time!
Also made homemade coleslaw, baked beans, and green beans.
We were going to have a bunch of friends over, but my wife woke up sick this morning (got what I had last week) so we canceled on our friends. Just us with a 10lb pork roast. 🤣. Plenty to bring to tailgate next week.
Also going to crack the 1863 release 2 I've been holding on to up till this point. Might as well with this pretty much being our do or die game this season.

Cheers to all you beautiful bastards! 🥃

Pat and Coach on Gameday together. Coach in a blue blazer and an old gold and blue striped tie.

What........could..............it mean?

....Mizzou kicks a meaningless FG with 8 seconds left to cover the over.

I’m always looking for retro gear and the Damian Owens just popped up

Houston has a 14-0 lead right now, in the middle of the 2nd quarter. ESPN
And I see why the TCU fans/podcasts were not liking the new uniforms. No TCU anywhere on the jersey and very plain.

Any scoop on Huggins this fall? Does anyone know if he’s going to try to continue to coach like he said he was going to? I was thinking about him the other day with practice starting it’s got to be so brutal for him.

That was stupid not kicking the fg.

Eat pitt.

Watching football across the country today, it’s just evident. We’re just a small time program and falling further and further behind. We’ve become a joke of a program under this coach and administration. Keeping this fvcking clown while watching the Magic still alive and well across the nation just disgusts me.

Seeing these posts about CFB being dead. No, it’s not dead. It’s dead in Morgantown.

West Virginia has received a commitment from Braydon Hawthorne.

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Friday, Oct. 4 -
Houston at TCU 7:30pm, Line is TCU -16.5 O/U 51.5

Saturday, Oct. 5 -
WVU at Oklahoma St. 4pm, Line is OSU -3, O/U 64.5

Baylor at #16 Iowa St. 7:30pm, Line is ISU -11, O/U 44.5

UCF at Florida, 7:45pm, Line is UCF -1.5, O/U 61.5

Kansas at Arizona St. 8pm, Line is ASU -2.5, O/U 50.5

Texas Tech at Arizona 11pm, Line is Arizona -6.5, O/U 64.5

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I feel like I'm living in a Bizarro World when Iowa State is the only ranked Big 12 team in action this weekend. We need to rectify that.

Taking on the fighting Mike Gundys in Stillwater. Both teams have something to prove. Road conference opener for WVU.

Damn - not sure what to think of this one (haven't looked at much - have been sick for the last two weeks - bronchitis kicking my ass, but the drugs seem to be finally working).

Just play disciplined football. This team will win or lose depending on how GG plays.

Gotta stop making mental mistakes and be aggressive on both sides of the ball (but not reckless).

Win 3rd downs on both sides of the ball.

Pound the rock. Please. Have had two weeks to heal up, so let's go.

Even the Pokie State beat writer wasn't sure what to make of this game in the "Behind Enemy Lines" article. Could be a blowout WVU loss (unlikely, but that egg is always there to be laid) or a battle to the last possession (more likely).

Win the damn game and go 2-0 in conference. It is there for the taking.

Defense comes up big and gets takeaways when they need to, running game finds it's stride. WVU wins this one 38-24.

LGM.

Oh yeah - Go Navy!!!!

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