The New York Post published an exclusive piece, based on newly unearthed White House documents viewed exclusively by the paper.
The findings indicate that the Biden administration disgracefully misused its authority by repurposing the federal government’s resources to support a massive Democratic voter mobilization effort.
And one of the organizations whose mission is to care for the welfare of all Americans in times of need, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), was among the worst offenders under this hateful and partisan administration.
When responding to an emergency or a natural disaster, FEMA employees were directed to make voter registration a “key priority.”
They politically targeted vulnerable people in their hour of need instead of focusing on providing federal assistance.
Left-wing NGOs were brought in to “educate” FEMA staff about “equity and voter access for individuals affected by disaster,” says a Trump administration official.
“FEMA’s job is to make sure Americans who have suffered catastrophic loss due to some disaster in their community [can access] food, water and shelter … Under President Biden, FEMA, like every agency, produced a plan on how they would leverage these crisis situations for political [purposes]. I can’t think of anything more disgusting.”
FEMA employees were so fixated on voter outreach that, when they visited hurricane-ravaged Florida last October, they didn’t even bother knocking on the doors of houses that had Trump signs in the yard.
When responding to an emergency or a natural disaster, FEMA employees were directed to make voter registration a “key priority.”
These documents completely align with the reports Legal Insurrection prepared related to the aftermath of Hurricane Helene.
As a reminder, Hurricane Helene roared into the Southeastern U.S. in the fall of 2024. The total death toll is currently estimated to be around 250, mainly attributed to flooding and wind-related incidents across six states (Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia). North Carolina was particularly hard hit. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and several climate disaster databases estimated Helene’s total cost at about $78.7-$79.6 billion.
An investigation into the administration’s response revealed that FEMA supervisors directed staff to skip houses supporting Donald Trump for President, as the recovery operations were occurring at the height of election season.
…[T]the administration wants to say this was an isolated incident, but there are alleged text messages from Washington, DC to the supervisor advising them and directing them to do this. So somebody higher up within FEMA was advising the people on the ground to do this. So if it was happening in Lake Placid, I can guarantee you it was happening in other places, all across the great state of Florida and the country. And the Oversight Committee needs to get to the bottom of this. The very first stop would be the person who was fired. Put them under oath and ask them who in their chain of command was directing her to do this. There’d be some interesting testimony.
As the ineptitude continued, I shared an analysis that the Helene response was “orders of magnitude” worse than Katrina.
The folks trapped in the hollows of North Carolina’s mountains need helicopter support most of all, to receive essential food, water, and construction and medical supplies, and to evacuate the stranded, the elderly, the sick, and the injured. If you review the links I included above, you’ll see that hundreds of active-duty helicopters were involved in Katrina. As for Helene, if you look at the DOD’s press releases, it looks like 28 active-duty helicopters are thinking about maybe getting involved as of Sept. 30.
Late September will mark the one-year anniversary of this natural disaster. North Carolina is still recovering from its impact. Farms, for example, are hoping for reimbursement payments so the acreage can be made productive again.
Multiple Hurricane Helene aid programs in North Carolina are clearing key bureaucratic hurdles, state officials said Friday, as thousands in the mountains await help for their homes and farms nearly one year after the storm.
A new state fund created to reimburse farmers for lost crops has received more than 7,000 applications. And Renew NC, the state’s home building and repair program, is one step closer to funding after a key agreement with federal officials this week.
State lawmakers created the crop reimbursement program as part of a March aid bill. It sets out $300 million to pay farmers for crops that were washed away or destroyed last year. Two-thirds of that money is for Helene-impacted farms, and the rest is for other storms in 2024.
And volunteers completed construction of a new home for one North Carolina family that lost everything in the hurricane.
The Cicillian family, from Leicester, watched as their home was destroyed by the flood. God’s Pit Crew, a disaster response non-profit, got to work.
Volunteers build a three-bedroom, two-bathroom home with new furniture and appliances.
The family got the keys to the next chapter of their lives on Friday, Aug. 8.
“We are beyond grateful to the volunteers, donors, and supporters who have made this new home possible for the Cicillian family,” said Randy Johnson, God’s Pit Crew President. “It’s a privilege to be part of their journey, and we hope this new home will help them heal after the heartbreaking loss they endured.”
It’s good to see the region is on the mend.
But the New York Post exclusive confirms, once again, that partisan hackery and ineptitude were the hallmarks of the Biden administration in all its emergency response operations.
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