Federal emergency workers were told to evacuate Rutherford County, North Carolina, on October 12 over safety concern.

"FEMA also been accused by former president Donald Trump, the Republican nominee, and other Republicans of not being able to respond well enough to Helene because it had diverted disaster relief funds to help migrants.

That is not true, because while FEMA administers the Shelter and Services Program, funding for it comes from a separate pot of money funded by Congress for U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

Other false claims that have circulated include that people taking federal relief money could see their land seized or that that $750 is the most they will ever get to rebuild. FEMA has pushed back against the false claims and conspiracy theories, setting up a page on its website to combat misinformation and rumors."

  • @RememberTheApollo_
    20•4 hours ago

    I pointed out to someone that the SSP money for helping migrants was separate from the billions in the FEMA budget.

    The response I got?

    'I don’t give a shit. We shouldn’t be spending any FEMA money on illegals and should be helping Americans instead."

    They don’t listen. They don’t care. They don’t want to know.