The record-breaking Hurricane Milton has left a massive path of devastation in its wake as it plowed through Florida into the Atlantic Ocean on Wednesday and Thursday. But it has also generated a ragged trail of misinformation that officials are still trying to combat.
On Thursday, President Joe Biden was asked at a press conference if he had spoken with former President Donald Trump about the hurricanes. Biden responded first by rhetorically asking, "Are you kidding me?" The president detailed how the Republican candidate incorrectly told voters that they would only get $750 in emergency relief, explaining that “Mr. Trump and all those other people know it’s a lie to suggest that’s all they’re going to get. It’s just bizarre. They got to stop this. They’re being so damn un-American with the way they’re talking about this stuff.”
