US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has criticized the allocation of nearly $300 billion in aid to Ukraine. He noted that victims of hurricanes in the United States receive only $750 for emergency needs due to Hurricane Helene, Suspilne reports.
He said this in an interview with Fox News.
We have invested almost $300 billion in Ukraine, and yet they (the administration of US President Joe Biden – ed.) offer people $750 for emergency needs in connection with the strongest hurricane we have ever had, – Trump said.
The former US president also expressed dissatisfaction with the way the authorities are dealing with the consequences of the natural disaster in some states, especially in North Carolina.
This is a terrible situation. I was in North Carolina all day and saw very few people other than those who were badly affected. One person was sitting on a rock because he had nothing left, – the presidential candidate said.
What is known about Hurricane Helene
Hurricane Helene formed in the Gulf of Mexico and reached Florida on the evening of September 26, with wind speeds of 225 km/h at the time. The hurricane caused widespread destruction and “catastrophic, historic flooding” in the southeastern United States, the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) said.
It is currently known that the death toll from the hurricane has exceeded 200 people.
