(TheIndependentStar.com) At a time when the nation needed it the most, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) failed the American people in its response to Hurricanes Helene and Milton.
Almost 50% of calls for aid went unanswered, with federal workers overwhelmed and unable to handle the volume.
Those lucky enough to get through faced agonizing waits of over an hour on average before speaking to an agent.
This catastrophic failure left many Americans in dire straits, wondering if the government had abandoned them in their hour of need.
The toll of this mismanagement was tragically high. Over 100 people died in North Carolina during Hurricane Helene alone, with a total of 229 deaths across seven states.
GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump did not mince words when assessing the federal response to Hurricane Helene, calling it “terrible.”
Adding insult to injury, it has come to light that the Department of Homeland Security allocated a staggering $640.9 million in FEMA funds to aid state and local governments with asylum seekers.
This gross misallocation of resources meant that these funds could not be used for hurricane relief, leaving American citizens to suffer while illegals received preferential treatment.
FEMA officials have admitted that the agency is both understaffed and underfunded for the remainder of the hurricane season.
This alarming confession raises serious questions about the Biden-Harris administration’s preparedness and willingness to protect American lives in the face of natural disasters.
The situation has become so dire that even the Small Business Administration has run out of funds for low-interest disaster loans, further hampering recovery efforts for affected communities.
The Biden-Harris administration’s attempts to downplay the severity of the situation have been labeled as outrageous.
While they celebrate allocating $1.2 billion in direct assistance, the reality on the ground tells a different story.
Countless Americans are still struggling to rebuild their lives, with many feeling abandoned by their own government.
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