Biden blasts Trump over misinformation about hurricanes Milton and Helene | News of Heaven

The US president has accused his predecessor of leading a ‘lies attack’ about the government’s response to the storms.

United States President Joe Biden has criticized misinformation about hurricanes Milton and Helene as “un-American”, singling out his predecessor for making false claims about the government’s rescue and relief efforts.

Speaking as Hurricane Milton made landfall in Florida on Wednesday, Biden said people in need were being put at risk by the “relentless, careless and reckless” promotion of deadly information about the government’s response to the storm.

“Clearly, these lies are not American,” Biden said in a speech at the White House.

“Former President Trump led this false attack.”

Biden pointed out a number of baseless claims made by Trump, including that disaster relief funds be diverted to immigrants.

“What a crazy thing to say. It’s not true,” said Biden.

Asked by reporters why he thought Trump was spreading false claims about the government’s response, Biden said he didn’t know.

“I just don’t know. You can guess, but I just get it – I’ve used this phrase more than I’ve ever used it in my career – it’s not American. It’s not American. It’s not who the hell we are,” he said.

Biden also criticized the escalation of “even more outlandish” claims made by Republican House of Representatives member Marjorie Taylor Greene, who is a close friend of Trump.

“Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, a congresswoman from Georgia, is now saying that the federal government controls the climate – we control the climate,” he said. “It’s beyond ridiculous. It has to stop.”

Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee in November’s presidential election, made similar criticisms of Trump in an interview with CNN, calling his behavior “unconscionable”.

“We all know it’s dangerous, and the game has to stop at some point, the politics has to stop, especially in times of crisis,” Harris said.

Trump on Wednesday reiterated his criticism of the Biden administration’s handling of the crisis.

“This administration has not done the job properly. Bad, bad,” Trump said at a campaign rally in the state of Pennsylvania.

“We are praying for everyone,” he said. “We hope that God will keep them safe.”

Hurricane Milton made landfall near Siesta Key, Florida around 8:30 pm local time, hitting the coastal state with winds of up to 120 mph.

The National Hurricane Center described Milton, which comes less than two weeks after Hurricane Helene killed at least 225 people across Florida and several other southern states, as “extremely dangerous” and “life threatening”.