As Donald Trump spreads lies about the federal response to the devastation from Hurricane Helene, Alex Wagner looks at the string of gaffes, insults, and political manipulations that characterized the Trump administration's response to natural disasters.
It was roughly a month ago when Donald Trump and JD Vance started heavily promoting racist conspiracy theories about immigrants in Springfield, Ohio. The dangerous consequences — bomb threats, closed buildings, canceled events, terrified residents, death threats, etc. — soon followed. What’s more, those consequences are still ongoing as the Republican Party’s presidential ticket continues to lean into their lies.
” After Trump’s lies about Springfield were exposed, and local officials from his own party pleaded with him to be more responsible, the GOP candidate decided to keep lying anyway.
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