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The infamous "October surprise" – the black swan event that could bend the arc of the 2024 presidential election -- has arrived.

Hurricane Helene, which clobbered the Southeast recently, is not the surprise; after all, October is hurricane season, and we expect big storms. Rather, it is the disgraceful aftermath – the shockingly poor and tone-deaf response from Vice President Kamala Harris and the White House, the administration lying about FEMA spending hundreds of millions of dollars on illegal immigrants and then warning that emergency funds for hurricane victims may run short. The frantic warnings from liberal news organizations that complaints about the government’s relief efforts are "misinformation" and speculation that the tardy recovery effort might prevent Trump voters from participating in the upcoming election.

For Harris’ campaign, it was the perfect storm. And, it could get even worse as monster Hurricane Milton barrels into Florida, creating even more challenges for the incapable White House.

KJP SLAMMED AFTER HURRICANE HELENE OVER MIXED MESSAGES ON WHETHER FEMA RESOURCES USED FOR MIGRANTS

As early rescue efforts began, Homeland Security head Alejandro Mayorkas announced the federal government was close to running out of funds to help hurricane relief efforts. He said FEMA was "meeting immediate needs" but that "FEMA does not have the funds, to make it through the season." That, despite President Biden recently signing a stopgap funding bill that included an extra $20 billion for FEMA’s Disaster Relief Fund. And, despite Mayorkas three months ago........

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