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President Joe Biden on Wednesday shot down hurricane misinformation being peddled by the far-right likes of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), saying her “stupid” claims could endanger lives and cause political division in a time of crisis.
“It’s so stupid. It’s got to stop, moments like this,” Biden said. “There are no red or blue states.”
The president was participating in a virtual briefing about Hurricane Milton, a major storm expected to rake Florida’s Gulf Coast on Wednesday night, just two weeks after the deadly Helene made landfall, when he turned to the issue of the “outright lies” being spread by Greene and her ilk. Milton made landfall near Siesta Key, Florida, as a Category 3 storm, according to the National Hurricane Center.
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