Trump's false claims about disaster response are beyond the pale

[utvolpj]

Armed Militia "hunting FEMA" causes hurricane responders to evacuate—report

Federal emergency workers were told to evacuate Rutherford County, North Carolina, on October 12 over safety concern.

www.newsweek.com

National Guard troops had come across two trucks of "armed militia saying they were out hunting FEMA," the email said. "The IMTs [incident management teams] have been notified and are coordinating the evacuation of all assigned personnel in that county."

At some point the adults have to start speaking up

 

[hog88]

Armed Militia "hunting FEMA" causes hurricane responders to evacuate—report

Federal emergency workers were told to evacuate Rutherford County, North Carolina, on October 12 over safety concern.

www.newsweek.com

At some point the adults have to start speaking up

Sounds credible LOL

 

[utvolpj]

Sounds credible LOL

It's a credible as many of the things floated in this thread. The problem is there aren't enough willing to overpower the misinformation when they can benefit from it

 

[just bob]

Armed Militia "hunting FEMA" causes hurricane responders to evacuate—report

Federal emergency workers were told to evacuate Rutherford County, North Carolina, on October 12 over safety concern.

www.newsweek.com

At some point the adults have to start speaking up

And just like that a narrative was born. Well golly gee guys, FEMA would be out there helping everyone out, but we got these local rednecks out hunting them so that will explain FEMA's terrible response and inaction. lmao

 

[hog88]

It's a credible as many of the things floated in this thread. The problem is there aren't enough willing to overpower the misinformation when they can benefit from it

Here's a hint for you. If it's coming from the govt or MSM it's misinformation.

 

[CobbVol]

Here's a hint for you. If it's coming from the govt or MSM it's misinformation.

Yea, if the NG stopped me in an armed militia truck the first thing out of my mouth is I am out hunting human FEMA people.

 

[BigOrangeMojo]

Here's a hint for you. If it's coming from the govt or MSM it's misinformation.

Someone is lying. The right wingers who said they kicked FEMA out of Rutherford County 12 days ago or FEMA.

Or both...

 

[hog88]

Someone is lying. The right wingers who said they kicked FEMA out of Rutherford County 12 days ago or FEMA.

Or both...

My guess is both.

 

[Orange_Vol1321]

Armed Militia "hunting FEMA" causes hurricane responders to evacuate—report

Federal emergency workers were told to evacuate Rutherford County, North Carolina, on October 12 over safety concern.

www.newsweek.com

At some point the adults have to start speaking up

Looks like they are in truck loads. Lol
Joke

This is Newsweek #FakeNews

 

[Cod]

Armed Militia "hunting FEMA" causes hurricane responders to evacuate—report

Federal emergency workers were told to evacuate Rutherford County, North Carolina, on October 12 over safety concern.

www.newsweek.com

At some point the adults have to start speaking up

Nobody has a sense of humor anymore.

 

[Sgt_Nick_Fury]

My guess is both.

Rutherford County really made an ass of themselves with the whole Michighan State Task Force thing, and blocking supplies, and helicopters etc. I am sure they want to save face. As much as I dislike this administration, it would not surprise me that they're now trying to blame their own mishandling as the federal government. Multiple layers failed here at federal, state, and local level.

 

[volbound1700]

We were donating to this group running trucks to Asheville and East Tennessee and they literally cited that we should avoid FEMA and not give stuff to them as they are holding up relief to people that need it.

Beauracracy at its finest.

 

[volbound1700]

Trump's pathetic response after Maria (PR) means he should sit this one out.

There are some legitimate concerns with FEMA being caught flat footed here but Trump is the wrong messenger here....

FEMA is a disaster no matter who is in the office. Federal government is failing in many stages.

 

[Sandman 423]

Armed Militia "hunting FEMA" causes hurricane responders to evacuate—report

Federal emergency workers were told to evacuate Rutherford County, North Carolina, on October 12 over safety concern.

www.newsweek.com

At some point the adults have to start speaking up

The comment section is interesting to say the least.

 

[lawgator1]

FEMA is a disaster no matter who is in the office. Federal government is failing in many stages.

Ok, but there is a certain irony that the cultists are threatening FEMA workers who are trying to help, albeit inefficiently, based on false reports that the FEMA workers are politicizing aid. Only to then cause less aid to actually arrive.

 

[EasternVol]

We were donating to this group running trucks to Asheville and East Tennessee and they literally cited that we should avoid FEMA and not give stuff to them as they are holding up relief to people that need it.

Beauracracy at its finest.

Do you think they may have said that to get more donations for themselves?

 

[volbound1700]

Ok, but there is a certain irony that the cultists are threatening FEMA workers who are trying to help, albeit inefficiently, based on false reports that the FEMA workers are politicizing aid. Only to then cause less aid to actually arrive.

They are not helping, in fact they are holding up donations.

 

[Orange_Vol1321]

Ok, but there is a certain irony that the cultists are threatening FEMA workers who are trying to help, albeit inefficiently, based on false reports that the FEMA workers are politicizing aid. Only to then cause less aid to actually arrive.

So you don't believe Fema is confiscating donations but you believe the Dukes of Hazard is riding around in trucks hunting Fema?

 

[lawgator1]

So you don't believe Fema is confiscating donations but you believe the Dukes of Hazard is riding around in trucks hunting Fema?

Yes, 100 % correct (other than the Dukes of Hazard reference).

 

[Ritzwatch]

Armed Militia "hunting FEMA" causes hurricane responders to evacuate—report

Federal emergency workers were told to evacuate Rutherford County, North Carolina, on October 12 over safety concern.

www.newsweek.com

At some point the adults have to start speaking up

If it is true that those in Western NC are “hunting FEMA”, I am pretty sure we’d have had bodies in bags already. Those mountain folk haven’t made it for centuries by being bad shots.

I suspect this is more hyperbole, just on the other side.

It is not any more productive than the falsehood that FEMA is “doing nothing” in the mountains.
In actuality, it seems like an attempt to excuse an inadequate response. (FWIW, I don’t think any entity could have been “ready” to respond to this kind of catastrophe.)

 

[lawgator1]

Made up?

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www.cnn.com

William Jacob Parsons, 44, was arrested and charged with Going Armed to the Terror of the Public, a misdemeanor, Capt. Jamie Keever said in a news release issued Monday. “Parsons was armed with a handgun and a rifle,” Keever said.

The sheriff’s office began investigating Saturday after receiving a call that a man “made the comment about possibly harming FEMA employees working after the disaster of Hurricane Helene in the Lake Lure and Chimney Rock area.”

Parsons was arrested in his car outside a grocery store that is functioning as a storm relief site, Keever said.

 

[hog88]

Made up?

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www.cnn.com

1 nutjob doesn't equal an armed militia.

 

[lawgator1]

1 nutjob doesn't equal an armed militia.

That's true. He is by no means "truckloads" of militia.

 

[EasternVol]

That's true. He is by no means "truckloads" of militia.

How much does he weigh?

 

[Franklin Pierce]

Top House Committee Launches Probe into Biden admin 'priorities' on FEMA hurricane relief, Migrant Spending​

FIRST ON FOX: Republicans on the House Homeland Security Committee are investigating the Department of Homeland Security's "priorities" for its request for funding from Congress, amid an ongoing controversy over spending on illegal migrants and disaster relief.

Top House committee launches probe into Biden admin 'priorities' on FEMA hurricane relief, migrant spending

Republicans on the House Homeland Security Committee are investigating the Department of Homeland Security's priorities when it comes to disaster relief and funding for migrants at the southern border.

www.foxnews.com