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   Trump says Helene survivors are worth only $200 a day, not $750.   
      
   No, Biden didn't say he's done sending aid to Hurricane Helene victims |   
      
   The claim: Biden said he's not giving any more aid to Hurricane Helene   
   victims   
      
   A Sept. 30 Instagram video (direct link, archive link) posted by   
   conservative commentator David Harris Jr. shows President Joe Biden   
   speaking with reporters about Hurricane Helene and those impacted by the   
   storm. He tells one reporter, "We've given them all, everything we have."   
      
   When one reporter asks Biden if there are any additional resources the   
   government could be providing, Biden says, "No, we've given them, we've   
   pre-planned a significant amount of it, even though they didn't ask for it   
   yet."   
      
   Text within the post, which was originally shared on X, formerly Twitter,   
   reads, in part, "Joe Biden says no more additional resources will be given   
   to those affected by Hurricane Helene."   
      
   The Instagram post accumulated more than 50,000 likes in a day. Other   
   versions of the claim were shared on Instagram and Facebook.   
      
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   This a misrepresentation of Biden's statement and the reporter's question.   
   The president said the government had provided all the available resources   
   available at the time, not that there would be no additional aid. He later   
   said more aid would be forthcoming for those affected by the hurricane.   
   Biden didn't say no more aid for hurricane victims   
      
   Hurricane Helene's death toll surpassed 160 on Oct. 2, making it one of   
   the deadliest hurricanes to hit the U.S. mainland. Data from the National   
   Hurricane Center shows the current death toll would rank Helene as the   
   sixth-deadliest hurricane since record-keeping began. Hundreds of people   
   are still missing.   
      
   Biden declared the hurricane a "major disaster" in a Sept. 28 statement   
   and ordered federal aid for the areas affected by the storm. This aid   
   includes grants for temporary housing, home repairs and low-cost loans to   
   cover uninsured property losses.   
      
   However, Biden didn't say this would be the only aid the hurricane victims   
   would be receiving.   
      
   The video clip included in the Instagram post shows Biden briefly   
   responding to reporters' questions on Sept. 29 at Dover Air Force Base in   
   Delaware, according to C-SPAN. After Biden said the government had given   
   hurricane victims "everything we have," a reporter asked, "Are there any   
   more resources the federal government could be giving them?"   
      
   The reporter didn't ask if the government would be allocating more aid in   
   the future.   
      
   As can be seen in the post, Biden replied by saying, "No.  We’ve given   
   them – we have preplanned a significant amount of it, even though they   
   didn’t ask for it yet – hadn’t asked for it yet."   
      
   A transcript of this exchange published by the White House reaffirms this.   
      
   Jeremy Edwards, a White House spokesperson, told USA TODAY the video shows   
   Biden "clearly referring to all we have done for the communities impacted   
   by Hurricane Helene."   
      
   "At the direction of President Biden, FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell   
   is in North Carolina and will remain there until the situation has   
   stabilized," Edwards said. "FEMA and other agencies have more than 1,200   
   personnel in North Carolina, with more resources and staff arriving   
   daily."   
      
   Fact check: Unrelated storm footage falsely linked to Hurricane Helene   
      
   On Sept. 30, the day after the interview shown in the clip, the president   
   said he would be asking Congress for a supplemental aid bill for those   
   affected by the storm.   
      
   "We know there is more to do, and we will continue to surge resources,   
   including food, water, communications and lifesaving equipment," Biden   
   said. "We'll be there, as I said before, and I mean it, as long as it   
   takes to finish this job."That same day, Homeland Security Adviser   
   Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall spoke about the aid that had already been   
   distributed in the Southeast in a press briefing and said, "More will   
   follow as we know more about the impacts."   
      
   The White House detailed the resources already allocated in the affected   
   areas in a Sept. 30 statement and said, "President Biden has spoken with   
   North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp, South   
   Carolina Governor Henry McMaster and Asheville Mayor Esther Manheimer,   
   along with other state and local officials in the impacted areas to offer   
   further assistance as needed."   
      
   The post also attempts to compare aid for Hurricane Helene victims with   
   aid for Ukraine, saying Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris "just gave   
   Ukraine billions more."   
      
   Biden announced a new $8 billion military aid package for Ukraine on Sept.   
   26, hours before the storm touched down in Florida. USA TODAY reported   
   that this package will include air defense weapons, drones and bombs.   
      
   USA TODAY reached out to Harris Jr. and Biden's representatives for   
   comment but did not immediately receive a response.   
      
   PolitiFact also debunked the claim.   
   Our fact-check sources:   
      
       USA TODAY, Sept. 26, White House, Pentagon announce massive military   
       aid package for Ukraine Jeremy Edwards, Oct. 2, Email exchange with   
       USA TODAY C-SPAN, Sept. 29, President Biden Speaks with Reporters at   
       Dover Air Force Base C-SPAN, Sept. 30, President Biden Remarks on   
       Federal Response to Hurricane Helene White House (YouTube), Sept. 30,   
       09/30/24: Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre White   
       House, Sept. 30, Remarks by President Biden Before Air Force One   
       Departure | Dover, DE White House, Sept. 30, FACT SHEET: UPDATE:   
       Biden-?Harris Administration’s Continued Response to Hurricane Helene   
      
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