Trump used FEMA funds for detaining and transporting undocumented immigrants.
President Donald Trump at a town hall event on September 4, 2024, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States. Former President Donald Trump has been spreading false claims about the Biden-Harris administration’s response to Hurricane Helene, including the baseless claim that the administration is usingBack in 2019, Trump used money from FEMA’s disaster fund for migrant programs at the southern border.
"Congress appropriated these funds to meet the American people's priorities and I strongly oppose this effort to undermine our constitutional authority," Schumer said at the time.The White House has been hitting back at the misinformation, stressing that funding for migrant services is run through a separate spigot at Customs and Border Patrol and is not related to FEMA’s disaster recovery efforts. FEMA has also created a fact-checking page on its website.
As for the Harris campaign, they’re letting the Biden administration take the lead on combating misinformation, while amplifying the official response.“There's a lot of mis- and disinformation being pushed out there by the former president about what is available, in particular, to the survivors of Helene,” Harris said. “And, first of all, it's extraordinarily irresponsible. It's about him. It's not about you.
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