by WorldTribune Staff, October 6, 2024 Contract With Our Readers
A furious Elon Musk said engineers who were attempting to deliver Starlink and supplies to Hurricane Helene victims were stopped by Biden-Harris goons.
The mission to enable those who have no cell service to be able to contact the outside word was not going according to plan and it had everything to do, Musk said, with “belligerent government incompetence.”
“We need help to get word out about FEMA,” Musk’s contact said in a post to X. “We spoke with Ivanka [Trump] and handed out starlinks with her yesterday but FEMA then showed up and started blocking us.” Musk has previously said that “serious reforms” are needed amid reports that FEMA has been blocking aid from citizens.
FEMA was not only blocking assistance, but seizing goods volunteers were trying to deliver to victims in need, Musk posted on X.
Just received this note from a SpaceX engineer helping on the ground in North Carolina. @FEMA is not merely failing to adequately help people in trouble, but is actively blocking citizens who try to help!
“Hey Elon, update here on site of Asheville, NC. We have powered up two…
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 4, 2024
Just received this text 20 mins ago.
The level of belligerent government incompetence is staggering!! pic.twitter.com/wWbBR7FfUo
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 4, 2024
Over an hour after Musk’s post, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg responded: “No one is shutting down the airspace and FAA doesn’t block legitimate rescue and recovery flights.”
Musk responded to Buttigieg, saying “There are hundreds of reports of FEMA/FAA blocking flights. This literally just happened. I will follow you. Please DM me the number to call.” Fifteen minutes later, he said “Still waiting … the helicopter is trying to land to deliver critical supplies. What’s the number to call?” Earlier this week, it was reported that Buttigieg shut down aerial drone flights over the affected areas.
Musk followed up in another post, saying “SpaceX engineers are trying to deliver Starlink terminals & supplies to devastated areas in North Carolina right now and @FEMA is both failing to help AND won’t let others help. This is unconscionable!! They just took this video a few hours ago, where you can see the level of devastation: roads, houses, electricity, water supply and ground Internet connections completely destroyed. @FEMA wouldn’t let them land to deliver critical supplies … my blood is boiling …”
SpaceX engineers are trying to deliver Starlink terminals & supplies to devastated areas in North Carolina right now and @FEMA is both failing to help AND won’t let others help. This is unconscionable!!
They just took this video a few hours ago, where you can see the level of… pic.twitter.com/abpOsfNenF
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 4, 2024
Multiple reports on social media from those in the flood ravaged areas of North Carolina and surrounding areas have said that the Biden-Harris agencies are looking to control the relief effort and are not willing to work with citizen volunteers, even those who have their own helicopters and have training, such as volunteer fire fighters.
Kyle Reyes of Law Enforcement Today noted: “I have independently confirmed from both North Carolina state police and local law enforcement sources that special operations veterans (acting on their own accord and not in an official capacity), civilians and hashtag#lawenforcement are being actively blocked by FEMA from handing out supplies to hurricane victims. Members of Congress have been alerted. On behalf of the largest police news outlet in the world, I’m here to say that we will proudly stand behind any sheriffs department or police agency that arrests any government representative or ‘official’ trying to block aid for the victims. When this is over, people in the Biden administration and FEMA need to face criminal charges.
One unconfirmed report from an area near Asheville, North Carolina said tensions boiled over to the point where a FEMA director was “beaten” by frustrated locals.
The People’s Voice reported on Friday: “The reported assault on the FEMA director symbolizes the frustration felt by many in these hard-hit communities. They feel betrayed, not only by a slow-moving federal response but by an arrogant display of neglect from the very agencies meant to protect them.
“As the recovery continues, locals are making it clear that they won’t stand idly by while the government fails them. Communities are rallying to save themselves, but the failures of the federal response raise bigger questions: Why weren’t they better prepared? And why does it seem that, in times of disaster, citizens must fend for themselves?”
Breaking: Reports that a FEMA director who was acting arrogant and denying aid to #NorthCarolina flood victims was BEATEN by local residents
The incident occurred 20 miles south of #Asheville
— Retro Coast (@RetroCoast) October 4, 2024
Other responses to the Biden-Harris response to Hurricane Helene:
Human Events editor Jack Posobiec: “The Harris-Biden Admin is involved in clear voter suppression operations in key areas of Western North Carolina and Georgia. These are 2 swing states Kamala was trending to lose. Now the feds are blocking relief.”
Former Attorney Lin Wood: “The ruling elite in our federal government do not care about We the People. Don’t believe me??? Ask the victims of Hurricane Helene and their family members. Just sayin’.”
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