Republican Rep. Diana Harshbarger, R-Tenn., told Newsmax she fears that the Hurricane Helene victims in her state of Tennessee will be overlooked because they aren't in a swing state for this general election.
"It's disastrous here, but you're not going to see them come to Tennessee more than likely — the vice president, the president — because this is a red state," Harshbarger told "America Right Now."
"This is a red area that was hit with this hurricane. And there's nothing for them to gain here. But they're going to go to Virginia, Georgia, and North Carolina," the congresswoman added, "because those states are in play in this election. And I hate to put it on those terms, but that is just the honest truth."
Harshbarger stated she "hope[s]" that it isn't the case that the politicians would coordinate FEMA or other aid for political gain. But she added, from appearances, the overall response to the catastrophe appears to be local rather than federal.
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