FEMA’s failures and the tone-deaf response of the Biden-Harris administration to the victims of Hurricane Helene have been well-documented on these pages. As my colleague Nick Arama reported, USAID administrator Samantha Power gleefully crowed about how the Biden-Harris administration is helping Ukraine “keep the lights and heat on.” The disconnect is stunning. Next up by Arama on the gobsmacking responses, from her VP account, Kamala Harris posts about giving Lebanon $157 million more in funding when all the Hurricane Helene victims are receiving, at least in the near term, is $750 per household — IF they qualify.
The people of Lebanon are facing an increasingly dire humanitarian situation. I am concerned about the security and well-being of civilians suffering in Lebanon and will continue working to help meet the needs of all civilians there.
To that end, the United States will…
