Harris and Biden head to the Southeast for firsthand looks at damage from Helene
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GREENVILLE, South Carolina: Over the past four years, President Joe Biden has jetted off to survey damage and console victims after tornadoes, wildfir...
GREENVILLE, South Carolina: Over the past four years, President Joe Biden has jetted off to survey damage and console victims after tornadoes, wildfires and tropical storms. It's not a role that Kamala Harris has played as vice president.
But on Wednesday, they headed to separate sites across the Southeast to grapple with the damage from Hurricane Helene, seeking to demonstrate commitment and competence in helping devastated communities after Donald Trump’s false claims about their administration’s response.
Biden landed in Greenville, South Carolina, and was touring impacted parts of North Carolina, while Harris was going to Georgia.
On the tarmac, Biden wore boots and grabbed the hand of Asheville Mayor Esther Manheimer who was on-hand to greet him, as was South Carolina Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham. The White House announced during his flight that he’d also be visiting storm damaged parts of Florida and Georgia on Thursday.
The mayor noted that they could not close down the area’s one operable road for Biden’s motorcade.
