Trump is directly lying that the federal government is not providing aid to North Carolina and, worse, he is stating that it is because the money that would have been spent on such aid has been spent on “illegal immigrants.” He further states that this is because the goal is for those immigrants to vote.
The depth of the dishonesty alone should be enough to see him as unfit for office. But when a politician tells the public that needed aid is being spent on some alien, unworthy other, this is simply fascistic rhetoric.
As is the notion that mass deportations will lower housing costs.
This is all exactly the kinds of things that Adolph Hitler said about Jews. And that is not hyperbole.
Also:
And, of course, all the Springfield stuff fits into the same category.
[Update from Matt]
To Steven’s point, FEMA has taken the step of creating a webpage in an attempt to get in front of these rumors and lies. From it:
Fact:
This is false. No money is being diverted from disaster response needs. FEMA’s disaster response efforts and individual assistance is funded through the Disaster Relief Fund, which is a dedicated fund for disaster efforts. Disaster Relief Fund money has not been diverted to other, non-disaster related efforts.
October 3, 2024
Also, as we have seen with Trump and Vance’s racist lies about migrants in Springfield or about Biden not being accessible to Governors in impacted Hurricane States, local Republicans at all levels are finding themselves forced to address these lies. For example this posting from a Republican State Senator:
Again, there is no equivalent to this behavior. By that, I mean either from the Harris/Walz campaign, the Biden administration, or any modern Republican (leaving aside Trump’s previous administration) or Democratic administration or Presidential candidate. Anyone who pretends that isn’t the case “because all Politicians lie” is just demonstrating how unsophisticated their thinking is.
