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Biden and Harris condemn misinformation about hurricane ‘Milton’ ahead of arrival

President Joe Biden warns of hurricane this Wednesday Milton It had “unbelievable” destructive potential and urged people to seek safe shelter, condemning misinformation about the storm as “un-American.”

“It’s harmful to people who need help,” Biden said of the misinformation generated about the storm and the government’s response.

Former President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has sought ways to discredit the Biden-Harris administration’s response to recent hurricanes as “ineffective”, including claiming without evidence that the agency’s assistance and Funding was provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Displaced migrants.

Harris said, “It’s dangerous, it’s unimaginable, frankly, that someone who considers himself a leader would deceive desperate people to such an extent that they would not get the help they deserve, and that’s why I find it dangerous.” Am.” An interview with CNN.

At least three Republican congressmen, including Representative Chuck Edwards, whose North Carolina district was badly hit by hurricane flooding HelenCondemned conspiracy theories repeated by members of his party about the storms.

FEMA has tried to combat misinformation with a page on its website titled “Responding to Hurricane Rumors.” The site refutes the rumors, including the statement that it is false that the agency was restricting the movement of people into Florida. “FEMA does not monitor traffic flow or make traffic stops that local authorities control. This is a harmful rumor that could put lives at risk,” the agency said in a statement.