Fox News host Sandra Smith on Friday criticized White House reporters for not asking President Joe Biden questions about Hurricane Helen victims during a press conference.

The hurricane killed more than 200 people, and people in North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia are still struggling to recover from wind damage and flooding. Smith pointed to the situation in the Southeast and asked why reporters didn’t ask what the Biden administration was doing to alleviate the “absolute devastation” when the president appeared at a news conference. questioned. (Related: Harris Faulkner says it’s ‘clear’ Biden had ‘physical difficulty’ answering questions about Middle East and hurricanes)

“It’s still a dire situation there. And Mike, it’s worth pointing out that when the White House press conference was going on, what were the opportunities that journalists had to ask the president questions? “I didn’t hear any questions about storm damage or damage” relief efforts. There are still people stranded in their homes,” Smith said.

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former president donald trump visited Valdosta, Georgia, witnessed the devastation on Monday and also launched a crowdfunding effort to raise money.

“I want to reiterate a point I made earlier as we were listening to a White House press conference, a room full of reporters, and the emergency that’s happening in the United States,” Smith said. . “Multiple states are experiencing terminal damage. People are unable to return to their homes. They don’t have money, they don’t have the resources to seek help for themselves or their families. Where is it?’

“This was not only an opportunity for the president to say what we are doing on this issue to help these people, but also an opportunity for the press to ask questions of the president, but the room So the president didn’t take any questions about the suffering of the American people, Mike,” Smith continued.

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