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Trump, Republicans Attack Biden and Harris for Slow Federal Response to Appalachia Storm Damage

Search-and-rescue operations are underway following what some residents of the region are calling Appalachia’s own ‘Katrina moment.’

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Men inspect the damage from flooding in the Biltmore Village in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene on September 28, 2024 at Asheville, North Carolina. Sean Rayford/Getty Images
MATTHEW RICE
MATTHEW RICE

President Trump and Republican allies are knocking President Biden and Vice President Harris for what they see as a lack of attention to the natural disasters destroying significant parts of Appalachian North Carolina.

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MATTHEW RICE
MATTHEW RICE

Mr. Rice, based in the nation's capital, covers current events in politics.

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