Republican National Committee co-chair Lara Trump turned the tables on CNN’s Dana Bash after an incorrect “fact check” on hurricane relief funds.
Bash accused the Trump-Vance Campaign of spreading “misinformation” by pointing to a recent statement from Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, who stated that FEMA is running out of funds for hurricane relief. Trump has pointed out that FEMA spent $1.4 billion on settling foreign migrants in the fiscal year 2023, which only accounts for a fraction of the federal government’s overall spending on settling illegal aliens.
“He said that FEMA is only offering $750 to Americans who have had their homes destroyed. That’s not true. He’s also echoing conspiracy theorists online who falsely claim that the administration is redirecting disaster money for undocumented immigrants. That’s also not true. Why is he spreading misinformation in a crisis like that?” Bash asked the RNC co-chair, who is a North Carolina native.
“I am incredibly concerned in North Carolina. I hear every day from people on the ground there and they are desperate for help. It is a dire situation there. I actually think we don’t even know the extent yet of truly how bad it is there,” Trump answered.
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