Biden On Trump's Hurricane Helene Lies: 'I Don't Know Why He Does This' [View all]
Source: Huff Post
Sep 30, 2024, 07:25 PM EDT
A visibly frustrated President Joe Biden rebuffed Donald Trump’s “irresponsible” claims that he hasn’t spoken with Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) about the devastation from Hurricane Helene.
“He is lying. Let me get this straight: He’s lying, and the governor told him he’s lying,” Biden said from the Oval Office.
His remarks come hours after Trump lobbed the easily disproved attack, saying of Kemp: “He’s been calling the president. He hasn’t been able to get him.” Kemp has also contradicted Trump’s claim, saying he and Biden had spoken directly and that the president told him to call the White House for whatever he needed.
“I don’t know why he does this,” Biden added. “And the reason I get so angry about this ― I don’t care what he says about me, I care what he communicates to the people that are in need. He implies that we’re not doing everything possible. ... It’s simply not true, and it’s irresponsible.”
Read more: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/biden-trump-kemp-hurricane-helene_n_66fb2750e4b029b6b7a70f93
Link to tweet
@Acyn
Reporter: Trump has accused you of ignoring—
Biden: He's lying and the governor told him he was lying. I've spoken to the governor.. I don't know why he does this and the reason I get so angry about it, I don't care about what he says about me, but I care what he communicates to the people that are in need. He implies that we're not doing everything possible. We are. I assume you heard the Republican Governor of Georgia talk about that. He was on the phone with me more than once. So that's simply not true.
And it's irresponsible.
6:14 PM · Sep 30, 202
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