"House Speaker Mike Johnson, who managed to hold onto his job during a close vote last week, says that any federal aid to parts of California ravaged by wildfires should come with "conditions.""
Prior to the ongoing Southern California wildfires, here is a list of the most significant natural disasters to occur during Joe Biden's presidency:
- March/April 2022. Tornado outbreaks in Southeast US, Midwest and Mississippi Valley. 16 deaths. $2.7 billion in damages.
- July-August 2022. Flooding in Kentucky and Missouri. 44 deaths. $1.2 billion in damages.
- September 2022. Hurricane Ian hits Florida and Southeast US. 161 deaths. $112 billion in damages.
- November 2022. Hurricane Nicole hits Southeast US. 11 deaths. More than $1 billion in damages.
- December 2022. Winter storm hits Midwestern US. 106 deaths. $5.4 billion in damages.
- March 2023. Flooding/Tornado outbreak in Southwest and Southeast US. 13 deaths. $4.5 billion in damages.
- April 2023. Tornado outbreak in Southern and Midwest US. 33 deaths. $4.3 billion in damages.
- August 2023. Wildfires in Hawaii. 110 deaths. $6 billion in damages.
- August 2023. Hurricane Idalia hits Florida. 12 deaths. $4-5 billion in damages.
- July 2024. Hurricane Beryl hits Gulf coast of US. 73 deaths. $8 billion in damages.
- And most recently:
- September 2024. Hurricane Helene hits Southeast US, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and Ohio. 200+ deaths. $120+ billion in damages.
- October 2024. Hurricane Milton hits Florida. 35 deaths. $35 billion in damages.
Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_natural_disasters_in_the_United_States
500 deaths. Many more injured. More than $300 billion in damages. Families and communities devastated. And NOT ONCE did Joe Biden tell ANY of the victims of ANY of these myriad of deadly disasters that federal aid would be withheld from them unless their states agreed to certain political demands.
NOT FUCKING ONCE.
And that is the difference between good, decent people and American citizens and morally bankrupt people and morally bankrupt American citizens, and it's clear that many Americans haven't figured that out yet.
--- TFG
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