Imagine that the Federal Government is withholding aid to the ravished town of Ashville. They said that the money is PRIORITIZED TO HELP ILLEGAL ALIENS.
KJP slammed after Hurricane Helene over mixed messages on whether FEMA resources used for migrants
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre is facing heavy criticism after sending mixed messages on whether the Biden-Harris administration has been using FEMA resources to support migrants last week.
Jean-Pierre flatly denied that FEMA resources were going to migrants in a press conference last week, but she stated the opposite when asked about the issue in the fall of 2022.
“Former President Trump is accusing the Biden administration of using FEMA funding to support undocumented migrants. How is the White House responding to that?” a reporter asked during a Friday press conference.
“I mean, it’s just categorically false. It is not true. It is a false statement,” Jean-Pierre responded, going on to cite a Washington Post fact-check article on the subject.
LAWMAKERS OUTRAGED OVER FEMA FUNDING CONCERNS
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said Wednesday that FEMA, which he oversees, may not have enough funds to get through the hurricane season. But officials say that disaster relief funds come from a different part of FEMA’s budget than the reported $1.4 billion in FEMA funds spent addressing the migrant crisis over the last two years.
Social media critics compared Jean-Pierre’s statement to comments made in 2022, where she appeared to explicitly state that FEMA resources were available to illegal immigrants.
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ‘FAILED TO ACT’ IN HURRICANE HELENE AFTERMATH: REP. CORY MILLS
She made the statement during a Sept. 16, 2022, press conference when Jean-Pierre was asked about assisting cities in handling the busloads of migrants being sent across the country from Texas.