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Samantha Power, the Biden-Harris administration's USAID administrator, told Americans in her video that they “are helping Ukraine keep the lights and heat on” — never mind the 700,000 American homes and businesses that remain with the lights off and still haven’t got power restored after Helene barreled through their towns and cities, per Breitbart.
"I’m here in an energy substation in the western region of Ukraine. This substation provides enough power for around 500,000 residents of this area,” Power says in the video. “I’m standing in front of an auto transformer that used to provide power, but that Putin’s forces destroyed back in 2022,” Power tells viewers.
“As we head into winter, knowing that Putin is intent on attacking critical infrastructure, USAID is doubling our investments in replacing auto transformers that have been damaged or destroyed, and in providing protection to the energy infrastructure that remains. Thanks to the support of the American people, USAID is working with Ukrainians to keep the lights on and the heat going this winter.”
More than 260,000 customers in South Carolina and over 215,000 in North Carolina are waiting for their power to be restored, Breitbart noted. In Georgia, more than 190,000 are sitting in the dark, and another 10,000 in Virginia.
Power’s post was castigated by dozens of respondents who wondered what planet the Biden bureaucrat was living on. “HELLO. Americans are dying here. We don’t care about Ukraine,” Hockey Mom posted.
User Anna Hitrova posted: “I am watching this video in a house without power. The sun has just set. So you are making sure the lights stay on in Ukraine while thousands of Americans are currently still sitting in the dark.”
“I am watching this video in a house without power. The sun has just set. So you are making sure the lights stay on in Ukraine while thousands of Americans are currently still sitting [in] the dark.”
Former Acting Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell said, “Some Americans still don’t have power from Helene. Some Americans have lost everything. More than 200 Americans dead and thousands devastated. Infrastructure in Asheville, North Carolina is wiped out. Total devastation in parts of America.”
“Meanwhile, Samantha Power is doing videos in Ukraine proudly giving away tens of millions of US tax dollars. Tone. Deaf," Grenell added.
The federal government may have tens of billions to keep the government and military of Ukraine afloat but it has been slow to respond to Americans displaced by Helene, according to information relayed by Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) whistleblowers to Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL).
The accusations add to the Biden-Administration’s list of shortcomings about the hurricane response. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas has declared that there isn’t enough money in FEMA’s budget to last until the end of hurricane season.
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