'I DON'T CONTROL THE WEATHER'
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October 9, 2024
President Joe Biden (Photo: Screen capture via CSPAN video)
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) is continuing to spread misinformation about liberals controlling national disasters, and President Joe Biden on Wednesday told her publicly to cut it out.
Speaking in a nationally-televised address with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the leaders pressed those in the path of the Category 4 Hurricane Milton to take it seriously.
Biden then directly hit Greene and former President Donald Trump for lying about FEMA funds and other conspiracy theories
"I want to thank the governors," Biden began. "They stepped up."
Then he quickly pivoted to "all of this disinformation going out about how, you know, we're devoting all of this money to migrants."
Biden cited, "Even one congresswoman suggested that I control the weather, implying that I'm sending it to red states. I mean, stuff off the wall. It's like out of a comic book."
“Yes, they can control the weather,” Greene wrote on X on Oct. 3. “It’s ridiculous for anyone to lie and say it can’t be done.”
"It's beyond ridiculous. It's got to stop," said Biden at another point in his comments.
Biden said that he spoke to FEMA's administrator about Trump's claims that people were getting a check for $750 and that was all they were able to obtain in assistance.
"You lost everything, and you get $750. ... They give you an immediate what you need to get by the next day to get a prescription to get whatever," he said, stating that the amount was to cover desperately immediate needs and not the total amount of assistance the affected individuals can claim.
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said that one of Trump's false claims is that FEMA staff on the ground will take people's land, which he was quick to say was not true and that such lies hurt those who are trying to help.
October 9, 2024
President Joe Biden (Photo: Screen capture via CSPAN video)
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) is continuing to spread misinformation about liberals controlling national disasters, and President Joe Biden on Wednesday told her publicly to cut it out.
Speaking in a nationally-televised address with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the leaders pressed those in the path of the Category 4 Hurricane Milton to take it seriously.
Biden then directly hit Greene and former President Donald Trump for lying about FEMA funds and other conspiracy theories
"I want to thank the governors," Biden began. "They stepped up."
Then he quickly pivoted to "all of this disinformation going out about how, you know, we're devoting all of this money to migrants."
Biden cited, "Even one congresswoman suggested that I control the weather, implying that I'm sending it to red states. I mean, stuff off the wall. It's like out of a comic book."
“Yes, they can control the weather,” Greene wrote on X on Oct. 3. “It’s ridiculous for anyone to lie and say it can’t be done.”
"It's beyond ridiculous. It's got to stop," said Biden at another point in his comments.
Biden said that he spoke to FEMA's administrator about Trump's claims that people were getting a check for $750 and that was all they were able to obtain in assistance.
"You lost everything, and you get $750. ... They give you an immediate what you need to get by the next day to get a prescription to get whatever," he said, stating that the amount was to cover desperately immediate needs and not the total amount of assistance the affected individuals can claim.
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said that one of Trump's false claims is that FEMA staff on the ground will take people's land, which he was quick to say was not true and that such lies hurt those who are trying to help.
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