N.C. Woman Tells J.D. Vance: ‘FEMA Was Nowhere To Be Found the First Week and Has Done Almost Nothing’

Vance Thank you MODERATOR ░░░░░░░░ OK So the first ░░░░░░░░ I have here is ░░░░░░░░ have Danica Hudson ph ░░░░░░░░ s from North Carolina ░░░░░░░░ she has a question ░░░░░░░░ you HUDSON OK Senator ░░░░░░░░ my family and I ░░░░░░░░ trapped for five days ░░░░░░░░ the nightmare of Hurricane ░░░░░░░░ Vance Oh wow I ░░░░░░░░ so sorry HUDSON Thank ░░░░░░░░ Appreciate it FEMA was ░░░░░░░░ to be found Vance ░░░░░░░░ hmm HUDSON the first ░░░░░░░░ and has done almost ░░░░░░░░ So my question is ░░░░░░░░ will the Trump Vance ░░░░░░░░ do to restructure FEMA ░░░░░░░░ to rebuild western North ░░░░░░░░ Vance Yes ma am ░░░░░░░░ of all I m ░░░░░░░░ m sorry that it ░░░░░░░░ and I m sorry ░░░░░░░░ importantly that your government ░░░░░░░░ t do its job ░░░░░░░░ response to it Because ░░░░░░░░ what what part of ░░░░░░░░ is your part from ░░░░░░░░ western part of North ░░░░░░░░ HUDSON Mm hmm Vance ░░░░░░░░ one of the things ░░░░░░░░ if if you grew ░░░░░░░░ in the Appalachian part ░░░░░░░░ our country whether in ░░░░░░░░ Carolina Pennsylvania Ohio anywhere ░░░░░░░░ is you often feel ░░░░░░░░ your government doesn t ░░░░░░░░ about you And unfortunately ░░░░░░░░ the hurricane I think ░░░░░░░░ region of the world ░░░░░░░░ really neglected and really ░░░░░░░░ behind by the people ░░░░░░░░ should have done the ░░░░░░░░ to look out for ░░░░░░░░ innocent victims And I ░░░░░░░░ to say it but ░░░░░░░░ actually think that there ░░░░░░░░ be there would have ░░░░░░░░ less loss of life ░░░░░░░░ the government had responded ░░░░░░░░ quickly And what what ░░░░░░░░ we need to do ░░░░░░░░ restructure FEMA I actually ░░░░░░░░ this one is pretty ░░░░░░░░ You ve just got ░░░░░░░░ fire the present leadership ░░░░░░░░ tell FEMA to focus ░░░░░░░░ American citizens and not ░░░░░░░░ illegal migrants issue Applause ░░░░░░░░ but but but I ░░░░░░░░ I think there s ░░░░░░░░ second part of this ░░░░░░░░ it goes to the ░░░░░░░░ effort And first of ░░░░░░░░ I promise I look ░░░░░░░░ in the eye and ░░░░░░░░ promise you that if ░░░░░░░░ win and I think ░░░░░░░░ re going to win ░░░░░░░░ the way I think ░░░░░░░░ re going to win ░░░░░░░░ Pennsylvania Cheering and Applause ░░░░░░░░ I promise you I ░░░░░░░░ never forget where I ░░░░░░░░ from and I ll ░░░░░░░░ forget that we have ░░░░░░░░ responsibility to help you ░░░░░░░░ rebuild And I d ░░░░░░░░ to learn a little ░░░░░░░░ more about your story ░░░░░░░░ I understand I m ░░░░░░░░ going to get the ░░░░░░░░ full picture up here ░░░░░░░░ the other thing is ░░░░░░░░ you have a crisis ░░░░░░░░ this there are some ░░░░░░░░ that FEMA is just ░░░░░░░░ equipped for And so ░░░░░░░░ you know I criticized ░░░░░░░░ for focusing too much ░░░░░░░░ the Illegal immigrant problem ░░░░░░░░ enough on American citizens ░░░░░░░░ let s be honest ░░░░░░░░ was really a Biden ░░░░░░░░ Kamala Harris shortcoming when ░░░░░░░░ soon as as the ░░░░░░░░ started to swell like ░░░░░░░░ did the 82nd Airborne ░░░░░░░░ have been in western ░░░░░░░░ Carolina the next minute ░░░░░░░░ and Applause That is ░░░░░░░░ that is what really ░░░░░░░░ up And if you ░░░░░░░░ about all the bureaucracy ░░░░░░░░ the federal government right ░░░░░░░░ ve got eight different ░░░░░░░░ that are supposed to ░░░░░░░░ eight different things you ░░░░░░░░ somebody who is in ░░░░░░░░ whose only job is ░░░░░░░░ save as many lives ░░░░░░░░ possible And the fact ░░░░░░░░ it took us 6 ░░░░░░░░ days before that was ░░░░░░░░ possible or that was ░░░░░░░░ in North Carolina I ░░░░░░░░ to say it I ░░░░░░░░ that there was a ░░░░░░░░ of loss of life ░░░░░░░░ wouldn t have otherwise ░░░░░░░░ and just a lot ░░░░░░░░ human suffering that we ░░░░░░░░ got to do a ░░░░░░░░ job of preventing next ░░░░░░░░ HUDSON Right Vance God ░░░░░░░░ you. Thank you.” (Applause)