Trump calls Harris worse than George Bush over Hurricane Helene response

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SAGINAW, Michigan — Former President Donald Trump accused Vice President Kamala Harris of being “totally unprepared” for Hurricane Helene on Thursday as he compared the federal response to President George W. Bush’s handling of Hurricane Katrina.

“This is the worst response in the history of hurricanes. A certain president, I will not name him, destroyed his reputation with Katrina, and this is doing even worse,” Trump told a crowd of supporters in Saginaw, Michigan. “She’s doing even worse than he did.”

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