The disaster caused by Hurricane Helene is being used to drum up resentment against U.S. spending in Ukraine, accusing the White House of providing "no more aid" and neglecting American citizens.
Multiple posts on social media over the weekend have tried to portray a gulf between domestic and international aid as Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, and Tennessee deal with the catastrophe. After making landfall in Florida, where tidal storm surges battered buildings, it then traveled north, hitting Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina and Tennessee, as well as impacting parts of Virginia, West Virginia, Illinois, Ohio and Kentucky. At least 64 people have been killed by the storm, according to the Associated Press.
As work continues to support those affected by the disaster, some have tried to tie the U.S. government's response to the crisis with Ukraine, suggesting little to nothing has been provided for those suffering along the storm's path.
One post viewed 2.8 million times on X, formerly , by the conservative account @EndWokeness, which about Ukraine, said: "'$2.4 billion aid to Ukraine' vs 'No more aid for Hurricane Helene' - 3 days apart.
" The post included a video of Biden announcing Ukrainian aid and, speaking on Sunday, that there were no more resources the federal government could be giving, telling News, "We have pre-planned a significant amount, even though they didn't ask for it yet—hadn't asked for it yet," Biden said Sunday. Another.
