Last week, the long-anticipated Hurricane Milton made landfall in Florida. The tropical cyclone caused billions in damage to homes and businesses throughout Florida. Now, Floridians will be working hard to rebuild their state.

Florida was not the only state that devastated by hurricanes this year. Residents in North Carolina are still working to recover from Hurricane Helene. The state has received hundreds of millions in relief aid, but many still feel the storm’s effects.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has been working tirelessly to ensure that Floridians and North Carolinians have the assistance they need to rebuild their states. But many residents in both states feel the agency was unprepared. There have been delays in assistance, and some believe there was inadequate preparation for the aftermath of the storms. Some have even blamed foreign aid to Ukraine and Israel for these delays.

“If we renamed Florida and North Carolina to Lebanon and Ukraine, maybe [vice president] Kamala Harris would send disaster relief faster,” stated Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) on his X account." She’s made it clear that being Americans puts us last in line."

He was not the only one to make these claims. In a recent interview with Fox News, Rep. Cory Mills (R-Fla.) alleged that the Biden-Harris administration had abandoned Florida and North Carolina and that the U.S. government prioritized aiding........

© The Hill