Harris slams Trump for 'disinformation' about government hurricane response

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Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, did not say Trump's name but he is most prominent among those promoting false claims about how the government reacted to Hurricanes Milton and Helene.

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00:00Kamala Harris has used a campaign rally in North Carolina to slam Donald Trump for spreading

00:07misinformation about the Biden administration's hurricane response.

00:12The Democratic presidential nominee praised the heroes all around who are helping residents

00:17without regard to political affiliation.

00:19She blasted those who tried to gain political advantage from other people's misfortune,

00:25saying it wasn't the time to incite fear, adding that's not what leaders do.

00:30Trump made a series of false claims after Helene struck in late September, including

00:34saying that Washington was intentionally withholding aid from Republicans in need across the Southeast.

00:41While Harris was speaking in Greenville, Biden was in Florida to inspect hurricane-damaged

00:46areas, his second visit this month.

00:49The president said he was thankful that Milton wasn't as bad as officials had anticipated,

00:54but that it was still a cataclysmic event for many people.

00:57With only 22 days until the 5th of November presidential election, the race is as close

01:02as ever.

01:03A new CNN poll of polls average shows no clear leader, with an average of 50 percent of voters

01:10expected to support Harris and 47 percent backing Trump.

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