FEMA has rightly come under fire from critics in the aftermath of the devastation brought to western North Carolina by Hurricane Helene, due in part to a failure by the feds to promptly deploy assets to the most heavily impacted areas and due to allegations that good-faith efforts from private citizens at assisting with certain rescue/relief efforts are being discouraged.
“Please donate what you can, try to find a nonprofit to donate to,” fed-up North Carolina law enforcement officer Mike DeStefano urged in a recent TikTok video, as reported by RedState’s Jennifer Oliver O’Connell. “Church, local PD. A lot of those are taking donations, sheriff’s departments. I know my department is running a bunch of stuff to the western part of the state to help donate, but please do not donate to FEMA.”
“They are hindering a lot of what people are trying to accomplish out in the western part…
