It seems the modern day GOP also favors performance over productivity when it comes to disaster relief. FEMA personnel on the ground are actively coordinating with local officials, conducting damage assessments, and helping individuals apply for disaster assistance programs. Federal assistance for those affected by the hurricanes includes $722 million to support survivors with housing repairs, personal property replacement and other essential recovery efforts. Such false claims are part of a wave of misinformation that has hampered hurricane recovery efforts across the Southeast. They do succeed at distracting people form getting help they deserve – help from a government that actually cares, and wants to do the work that performative MAGA GOP politicians now abhor.

Source: Washington Post October 22, 2024 12:09 UTC