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Vice President Kamala Harris took Donald Trump to task for parroting multiple lies about the federal response to Hurricane Helene during her Tuesday appearance on “The View.” The Democratic presidential nominee also criticized Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for inserting politics into the response to Hurricane Milton, a Category 4 storm set to strike his state on Wednesday.
“It is the height of irresponsibility, and frankly, callousness,” Harris said in reference to Trump’s lying about the hurricane response. “Lives are literally at stake right now.”
Noting that she visited families in North Carolina affected by the storm and met a woman whose husband had been killed, Harris added, “We’re talking about real human beings and their lives.”
Harris said that Trump’s lies are part of a consistent behavior pattern.
“He puts himself before the needs of others,” she said. “I fear that he really lacks empathy, on a very basic level.”
