Harris turns Trump's Helene lies into election season scandal

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“It’s extraordinarily irresponsible,” Kamala Harris said, referring to the former president’s Hurricane Helene lies. “It’s about him; it’s not about you.”

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A presidential candidate got caught trying to exploit human suffering, lying about a deadly natural disaster to advance his own interests.

We have a word for situations like these. That word is "scandal."

https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/harris-turns-trumps-helene-lies-election-season-scandal-rcna174446

Vice President Kamala Harris, who started the week with an on-the-ground visit to North Carolina, has started pushing back against her GOP rival in earnest. NBC News reported:

Vice President Kamala Harris criticized former President Donald Trump on Monday over false claims he has made talking about disaster relief for victims of Hurricane Helene. Harris told reporters that there’s a lot of “disinformation being pushed out there by the former president about what is available, in particular to the survivors of Helene,” from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

“It’s extraordinarily irresponsible,” the Democratic nominee said, adding in reference to Trump, “It’s about him; it’s not about you.”

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.....The whole idea behind the so-called October Surprise is that sometimes unexpected developments jolt the public conversation in the runup to Election Day and affect the results. Except in 2024, Trump has arguably imposed an October Surprise on himself: With four weeks remaining, the Republican Party’s presidential nominee got caught trying to exploit human suffering, lying about a deadly natural disaster to advance his own interests.

As it turns out, we have a word in American politics for situations like these. That word is “scandal.” Trump actions — drawing fresh attention to his lack of integrity and character — deserve to be seen and characterized as scandalous.

Making matters worse, these developments also offer a timely reminder that Trump’s own record related to responding to disasters is abysmal — a point the Harris campaign hopes to drive home in a hard-hitting new television ad.

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1. No Offense Intended Towards Worms, But This Particular Criminal Worm

Just cannot seem to even under the direst of circumstances get his head out of his own naval (or whatever orifice he first located on awakening).

It is shocking to me that he cannot even tolerate an actual creature with sufficient spine near him to stick a large object in his yap. A boot, a potato, a fist!