{"id":110608,"date":"2024-10-05T08:18:06","date_gmt":"2024-10-05T01:18:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=110608"},"modified":"2024-10-05T08:18:06","modified_gmt":"2024-10-05T01:18:06","slug":"trumps-false-claims-about-femas-response-to-hurricane-helene","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=110608","title":{"rendered":"Trump\u2019s False Claims About FEMA\u2019s Response to Hurricane Helene"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">After Hurricane Helene <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/live\/2024\/09\/27\/weather\/hurricane-helene-florida\" title=\"\">battered several Southeastern states last week<\/a>, former President Donald J. Trump wasted no time in criticizing President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris for the federal government\u2019s response \u2014 often making false accusations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Trump\u2019s supporters, including Elon Musk and Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee, have seized on the claims, parroting his talking points to undercut the administration.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Here\u2019s a fact check of Mr. Trump\u2019s recent remarks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9w1fbe e6idgb70\">What Was Said<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\"><em class=\"css-2fg4z9 e1gzwzxm0\">\u201cKamala spent all her FEMA money, billions of dollars, on housing for illegal migrants.\u201d<\/em><br \/>\u2014 Mr. Trump at a rally in Michigan on Thursday<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\"><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">False. <\/strong>Funding for migrant shelters did not amount to \u201cbillions of dollars,\u201d nor did it deplete the coffers of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. And no disaster funding has been spent on those shelters.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-1\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">FEMA, like all other federal agencies, receives funding from Congress for <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dhs.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/2024-04\/2024_0320_federal_emergency_management_agency.pdf#page=6\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">specific functions<\/a>. Its <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fema.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/fema_ocfo-september2024disasterrelieffundreport.pdf\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">disaster relief fund<\/a> received almost $36 billion in funding for the 2024 fiscal year, which ended in September. Outside that fund, FEMA also received more than $5 billion for its National Flood Insurance Program; more than $1.5 billion for personnel, procurement and facilities; and almost $4 billion for federal grant programs it administers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Trump\u2019s allies have specifically focused on one of those initiatives, the <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/crsreports.congress.gov\/product\/pdf\/IN\/IN12349\/3\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Shelter and Services Program<\/a>. Created in 2023 by Congress, the program doles out grants to groups and localities that provide shelter and other services to migrants released from the custody of the Department of Homeland Security, which FEMA is a part of. Its $650 million in funding for the 2024 fiscal year came from Customs and Border Protection\u2019s budget. That amount is equal to less than 2 percent of the disaster relief funding and even less compared with FEMA\u2019s <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/crsreports.congress.gov\/product\/pdf\/R\/R48115\/2#page=6\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">total funding for that fiscal year<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"css-1336jj\">\n<div class=\"css-121kum4\">\n<div class=\"css-asuuk5\"><noscript><\/p>\n<div class=\"css-7axq9l\" data-testid=\"optimistic-truncator-noscript\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"css-1b5b8u1\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M2.5 12a9.5 9.5 0 1 1 19 0 9.5 9.5 0 0 1-19 0Zm8.5 1.75v-7.5h2v7.5h-2Zm0 2v2h2v-2h-2Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"optimistic-truncator-noscript-message\" class=\"css-6yo1no\">\n<p class=\"css-3kpklk\">We are having trouble retrieving the article content.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-3kpklk\">Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<div class=\"css-1dv1kvn\" id=\"optimistic-truncator-a11y\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<hr\/>\n<p>Thank you for your patience while we verify access. 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