Republicans, especially Donald J. Trump and his enablers on Fox News, have repeated lies about FEMA funding while Americans are suffering. It's gotten so bad that FEMA set up a Hurricane Rumor Response page. In an interview with Fox News Sunday, House Speaker Mike Johnson said over calls to bring Congress back to fast-track emergency funding for hurricane victims, “We’ll be back in session immediately after the election." Well, Mike, Congress holds the purse strings, and 175 Republicans have voted against funding FEMA in 2021, so now would be the time. Still, even though answers to hurricane relief are easily Googleable, Maria Bartiromo shamelessly went there, saying, "How is it possible that FEMA is out of money?" Also, note that she ties in foreign aid with hurricane relief, a big talking point with the right wing. "Biden is urging Congress to come back, approve more funding for FEMA by the end of the year," she told Arkansas Rep.
Comment on Maria Bartiromo Fact-Checked On Air By Republican Over FEMA Lies
Conover Kennard, The Daily Dot
Tue, 10/08/2024 - 12:40pm
Welcome to Wopular
Wopular is an
online newspaper rack,
giving you a summary view of the top headlines from the top news sites.
Senh Duong (Founder)
Wopular,
MWB,
RottenTomatoes
MoviesWithButter : Our Sister Site
- "Expendables 4" Starts Shooting This Fall, Says Randy Couture at the Arnold Sports Festival more
- “Expendables 4” Gets Funding Interest from “Ip Man 3” Financier more
- "Ip Man 3" Distributor Suspected of Box Office Fraud, Parent Company Loses $200M in Market Cap more
- Yen Targets "Ip Man 4" for 2018 Release; Discusses Film with Director, Producer more
- "Ip Man 3" Shatters Expectations with $72M Opening [China Box Office] more