Trump falsely claims Georgia governor cannot reach Biden during Hurricane Helene response

Touring hurricane damage in Valdosta, Georgia on September 30, 2024, Trump claimed President Biden was 'sleeping' and that Gov. Brian Kemp was 'calling the president and hasn't been able to get him.' Kemp had told reporters that same morning that Biden called him the previous afternoon, that he returned the missed call, and that Biden asked what Georgia needed and offered direct contact; the White House had announced Biden's calls to Kemp and other affected officials. The Associated Press reported that Trump repeated the claim at an event with reporters even after being told of Kemp's account, and documented it among several falsehoods he spread that day about the federal Helene response while saying he was not politicizing the disaster.

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