Karine Jean-Pierre gives mixed answer on FEMA funds for illegal immigrants

Published October 7, 2024 3:27pm ET



White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre gave a mixed answer when asked last week about former President Donald Trump‘s claims that the Federal Emergency Management Agency‘s funds for illegal immigrants were going toward hurricane relief.

On Friday, Jean-Pierre called the accusation from Trump “false” but appeared to conflate the former president’s comment in response to a reporter’s question about the claim that the Biden administration is “using FEMA funding to support undocumented migrants.”

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