Users on social media took purpose at Vice President Kamala Harris after the Democratic nominee took to X to pledge millions of {dollars} in assist for Lebanon on the identical time residents of North Carolina battle to recuperate from Hurricane Helene.
“This has to be fake. Even Kamala Harris, the gold standard of stupid, isn’t stupid enough to post this,” actor James Woods mentioned on X Saturday. “Certainly not while North Carolinians are pulling the bodies of their neighbors from the wreckage. It’s simply inconceivable.”
The publish got here in response to Harris pledging Saturday to ship $157 million of “additional assistance” to Lebanon, which, she argued, is “facing an increasingly dire humanitarian situation.”
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Vice President Kamala Harris (Brendan Smialowski/AFP by way of Getty Images)
“I am concerned about the security and well-being of civilians suffering in Lebanon and will continue working to help meet the needs of all civilians there,” the vp mentioned, including that the cash would go to “essential needs,” together with “food, shelter, water, protection, and sanitation to help those who have been displaced by the recent conflict.”
Users on social media had been fast to slam Harris for the publish, arguing that many North Carolina residents are struggling to recuperate from Hurricane Helene and that the cash can be higher spent on these reduction efforts.
“Could this be any more tone deaf? We have Americans suffering and in danger right now after the hurricane and this is what Kamala has to announce. America First!” Rep. Nick Langworthy, R-N.Y., mentioned on X.
Search and rescue staff members hike alongside Route 9 within the aftermath of Hurricane Helene on Oct. 1, 2024, in Bat Cave, North Carolina. (Sean Rayford/Getty Images)
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“To be clear – Kamala Harris' campaign-suicidal post this evening focusing on LEBANON while major disaster rescues and recovery are underway is an admission she is losing Michigan right now.,” journalist Eric Daugherty mentioned in a publish.
“Kamala is touting giving money to the people of Lebanon-while stiff-arming the humanitarian crisis in North Carolina,” Texas Gov. Greg Abbott mentioned on X. “This is Kamala’s Katrina.”
The controversial tweet comes as the Biden administration has continued to face backlash for its dealing with of Helene, with former President Trump calling the federal response to the catastrophe the “most incompetently managed ‘storm,’ at the federal level, ever seen before.”
Former President Trump addresses a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024. An assassination try was made on Trump on the identical website on July 13. (Matthew McDermott for Fox News Digital)
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“Kamala and Sleepy Joe are universally being given POOR GRADES for the way that they are handling the Hurricane, especially in North Carolina,” Trump mentioned in a publish on Truth Social.
The White House and Harris marketing campaign didn't instantly reply to a Fox News Digital request for remark.
