Of all the mistakes the Kamala-Biden administration may provide for its piss-poor reaction to the horrible southeast United States wreckage caused by Hurricane Helene, it should be regarded as the Eighth World Wonder that they settled on, “It’s the survivors ’ sin for believing rests. ”
It’s also unclear whether the national media know they don’t had to replicate such a audacious, destructive insult to thousands of other Americans who lack food, clean clothes, and fresh water. But they have, and with the highest eagerness.
The New York Times on Sunday ran the headline, “Another Hurdle in Recovery From Helene: Misinformation Is Getting in the Way, ” with an accompanying article authored by four reporters. “As hundreds across the Southeast grieve the murders and destruction left by the Category 4 hurricane that made land on Sept. 26, a stream of conspiracy theories, rumors and lies threatens to destroy attempts to provide accurate information and critical resources, ” the story said. “Disinformation has been particularly prevalent in Georgia and North Carolina, and the large number of untruths has alarmed authorities and experts. ”
On CNN the next day, anchor Dana Bash hosted a section wherein she claimed previous President Trump was “falsely accusing national reduction organizations of malware withholding and misusing support. ” During the show, writer Priscilla Alvarez told Bash, “ When I have been talking to my options about what the former president is saying, the greatest problem is that people may not qualify for assistance … because they believe there is no income. ” Bash concluded the segment with the helpful claim, “A lot of the people who are believing these lies are Trump voters who are not getting help because they are believing conspiracy theories coming from the top of the ticket. ”
The offensive coverup originated with administration officials, including Vice President Kamala Harris. This week they have been faulting victims of the storm for the woefully slow and inept federal assistance in Tennessee and North Carolina, where Helene had the most devastating impact.
On CBS ’s “The Late Show, ” Harris told Stephen Colbert Tuesday, “There’s a lot of misinformation ” stunting the government response. Earlier in the week, White House press secretary and voodoo doll Karine Jean-Pierre declared that “disinformation and misinformation ” means victims “may not want to ask for the help that they need that is there for them. ” Federal Emergency Management Agency Deanne Criswell said remarks by Trump about the government response are “hurting ” people, who are now “afraid to apply ” for aid.
There is n’t a shred of evidence that anything Trump has said about the Kamala-Biden administration ’s handling of the disaster is either false or discouraging victims from seeking federal assistance. He’s said the administration claims to be lacking emergency funds ( true ), that FEMA has allocated millions of dollars to care for illegal aliens this administration permitted to be in the country ( true ), and that the federal government continues to send money for overseas affairs while hurricane victims languish ( true ).
Rather than address those facts and confront the Kamala-Biden administration with them on behalf of thousands of Americans whose lives are in jeopardy, corporate media are blaming those very victims for the administration ’s neglect. In short, the administration is lying and the media are helping them lie by repeating their lies.