Fox News host: “I don't know who started” false claim Hurricane Helene survivors are only entitled to $750 in aid
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Citation From the October 9, 2024, edition of Fox News' The Five
DANA PERINO (CO-HOST): The media does this interesting thing where they'll take one little thing and pretend that's the entire story, as if Republicans spreading misinformation is the entire story of this hurricane response. Meanwhile, you have people who are like, "Is my government coming to help me? Is anyone coming to help me?" Thankfully, there are people on the ground there and they're getting more resources in. But it was slow, and I think that the more that they try to rub the spot on the wall, the worse it gets for them from the Biden administration.
On the $750 issue, it wasn't Trump that said it. I don't know who started it. But one of the problems with that, that Mayorkas said this morning to ABC News is that if people think they're only going to get $750 total and that's it, then they might not even come to FEMA at all for help. And that's not what they want. The $750 is an initial thing for immediate needs, and then you can apply for more, but there's a lot of red tape.