What's the truth about FEMA and Hurricane Helene? Is the government really confiscating aide for the victims? Are they really not helping at all? Glenn traveled to Asheville, North Carolina, to find out for himself. He tells the infuriating story of his conversation with the lone FEMA truck in the area: "FEMA is despicable!" Instead of helping people, Glenn says, they're just setting up more red tape ... after showing up a WEEK LATE!
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GLENN: So this -- this interview with -- this interview with FEMA. It was recorded.
It -- it doesn't make me look real good. Because I'm -- and we will release it today.
Because I'm just very quiet.
Because I really was just like, I don't -- don't. Don't.
Whatever it is you're thinking, Glenn, don't.
And we went up to them. And they were sitting does they were all in their FEMA vests.
And I had just been where people were moving water. Moving food.
Trying to help people. You know, like crazy stuff.
And so they -- so we went. And they were way off in this parking lot. All by themselves.
And sitting under the tree with some folding chairs.
But all dressed with the -- with the FEMA workers outfits.
And I said, hey. What are you guys doing here?
The guy said, well, we just got here last night.
And I said, oh, really?
He said, yeah, we couldn't really do anything when we got here last night. So today is really our first day. But, wow, it took us a lot longer to get here than we thought. And I'm thinking, yeah. Like seven days longer than you would have thought.
He said, it's hard to get here.
No crap. This is when I start shutting down.
After he starts saying, you know, it's really hard to get here. I'm like, you're FEMA. That should have been quite obvious to you.
And I said, so -- so what are you doing here?
And he said, well, as soon as we get the truck, you know, up and running.
And I noticed that the air-conditioning was running inside the truck, which was good for them.
He said, as soon as we get this all up and running. We're taking -- we're taking people's information, right now. So we can -- you know, that satellite up this, just beams all the information right to Washington. So we can get them registered, so they can get some aid.
And I just was thinking. Oh, good. Just what people need.
Red tape and paperwork. Yeah. Because we'll get that check right to them in their mailbox. They don't have any mailboxes!
But that wasn't the end of it. It got much, much worse.
FEMA is on the ground. In two places, that we saw.
That one, which is doing nothing.
And the other one, where they've just built some showers.
Not -- not for the people. But for the volunteers.
That are there to help. But overall, it was a really good day. I look for quality in my food.
As well as a good price.
When you buy meat, you don't want the imported stuff in the grocery store. And I always looked at the little flag. And thought, oh, good. I'm supporting American farmers and ranchers. That little flag is a government hoax.
That just means something happened to it, here in America, when it got off the ship.
It might have been wrapped. It might have been cut here. But that's it.
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GLENN: Congressman Cory Mills joins in us in. Half an hour. And if you don't know who this guy is, and you might not.
Because he's always busy doing things. I'll get a call from him. And he's like, yeah. I'm in the jungles of Vietnam. We think we know where the POWs are, and we're just going to get them out.
He's just everywhere. He's also a Congressman. He's running his campaign. His campaign people are freaking out. They're like, this is a close election, Cory.
And he's like, the people in my district are okay. They weren't hit by the hurricane. They're okay. I can't go to my maker and say, yeah. I could help these people.
You know, in another state. But I had a campaign to run.
He said, I can't do it. And so I told him, yesterday.
I don't know where I'm going to find time to do this. I said, let me go campaign for you.
Let me just do a speech for you or something, while you're up here.
Because I believe in this guy. This guy should shame every member of Congress. Should shame every member of Congress. The power of what one person can do, when coupled with other people, is absolutely amazing.
Don't ever count yourself out. As I can't do it. Do you realize this audience is playing a major role in a major historic disaster.
You are by giving to Mercury One. I can't tell you how many people I -- I met. And they were like, we couldn't have done it without your audience.
We cannot do it without you. You have no idea.
You know, all of the oxygen on every county ambulance now is provided by this audience. They ran -- they blew through all of their supply.
They weren't prepared for this. You know, nobody is prepared for something of this scale. And they were like, we're out of oxygen. We've got oxygen. We have pallets now of O2. That we flew in.
We're -- we're filling transport planes. When I left the airplane, one of our transport planes was flying down. I think to Florida, to pick up all their supplies.
And flying back overnight.
It's rational.
And FEMA is despicable.
I -- you know me, if you've listened to this program for very long.
I don't like to use the word treason.
I really don't. Because it's the only thing in the Constitution, that spells out, you know, the punishment.
And I don't like call people traitors.
And I won't today. But I will tell you, a case could be made that there are a lot of people that are bordering on the line of treason.
Our country is being dismantled. Our country is being torn apart.
FEMA has spent, let me see if I can get this exactly right.
I want to get this right.
FEMA has spent $1.4 billion, on immigrants. Illegals. Okay?
1.42 billion, on rehousing. Flying these illegals in, without your knowledge. We paid for all of it. 174.2 billion. Okay. And how much -- can I ask, how much -- it was $750?
And in Hawaii, they got $700.
So $700 in Hawaii. $750. But don't worry, that will be very helpful. They just lost everything.
It is -- it's embarrassing as a that I guess.
It is embarrassing.
By the way, the electric vehicle chargers, where they have put two? That's $7.5 billion.
The high-speed Internet, which didn't happen, we spent $42.45 billion.
The high speed internet thing, didn't happen. But they -- you know, they've got. Don't worry. On a surprisingly quiet hurricane season. They're out of money.
First of all, I would like to remind the government. No, you're not.
You print money, all the time. This is the one time where you're like, gosh, guys. If we print more money, man it will just cause inflation.
It will be really bad. Really, really bad. And besides, the printing presses are booked fort next month and a half. Because we're printing so much money for Iran and Ukraine. Out of money?
Huh.
You know, I don't remember voting to bring all these illegals in.
And house them. And feed them. And give billions of dollars through most likely, many corrupt NGOs.
That are wasting our money.
I don't remember that!
I don't remember voting, you know, we should do?
We should go to other countries, and find people who want to come here. And we'll just pay their way.
We'll find out who they are. And we'll say, come to America. Where do you want to go.
You want to go to Kansas City. They have the chiefs. It's great. You go to New York.
Some great little restaurants and bistros everywhere.
You will love it. And it's a free ticket. And then we'll set you up in a really nice hotel, or ones that used to be really nice, and free food.
Just because you're so oppressed. And $2,500, just because you're so oppressed. So oppressed.
I can't even take how oppressed you are.
So you get $2,500. And you get a free phone.
And you get a free phone. And you get a free phone.
And 750 dollars for these people who have been paying taxes, hard-working, regular people.
And you can't even fly a helicopter in, to get people off their roofs.
And you show up, a week late.
By the way, I want to thank president Biden for, you know, taking that aerial view in.
You know, he just didn't want to disrupt thinking. And he only stopped our rescue helicopters from rescuing people for four hours.
So that was great. Didn't piss the rescuers off, at all. At all.
So, anyway, FEMA is there.
And I said, so why are you guys here?
We took a van.
There was ten of us in this van. And we were going back to the -- the food distribution point. And, you know, everybody is looking out the windows. And seeing stuff.
And I said, whoa, whoa, whoa. Hold on. Turn around. You guys have seen the FEMA truck. Everybody: I didn't see the FEMA truck.
Yeah. It's tucked in this corner, behind this Michaels that is closed. So we went into the -- like cops everywhere. Food is on the other side, like a Lowe's, you know, garden shop.
And all the attention, when you drive in. All the attention is over there. Because people are going to get food. Because they don't have any food!
But behind the Michaels that's been closed.
And I think next to the Chuck E. Cheese.
Which was so busy. No, they were closed too!
Was under a tree. This FEMA truck.
And I said, so what are you guys doing here?
Well, we're -- we're getting everybody, you know, to sign up for the aid. Hmm. Okay. All right.
They're -- you know, the crowd is down there.
There's only one person that's at your table. Yeah. I know. But that's because we haven't really announced where we are yet.
I'm thinking, that's probably good. I said, what do you mean?
And he said, well, our fliers haven't arrived yet.
So we're waiting for our own fliers, that say, you know, FEMA is here.
And I'm like, oh, fliers. We didn't think of the flier thing. We just went, you know, to where everybody is. And we didn't need fliers. But I didn't say that. At this point, I was like, don't say anything at all. Don't say anything at all.
And he said, well, you know, we just have to be where the people are. And I said, that's good. And I'm thinking, that's not here. You know, when do you move there?
And I said, so -- so you're doing this with the fliers?
And he said, no. We also -- we're going to take the media. So radio, television, it will be everywhere.
And I thought, hmm. I don't see a lot of people, sitting down in their living rooms, because their living rooms have washed four blocks down the street, with their televisions in it, you know, maybe they have a little portable television that they just have to plug in.
Oh, no. They don't have any power. And I said, you know, they probably aren't watching TV.
He said, you know, but the word will get around.
Okay. All right. And he said, you know, there is an app. This is the greatest app.
This app will do everything.
And all they have to do is just download it on their phone.
And Cory said. Well, you know, they don't really have power to plug their phones in.
And he said, yeah. But a lot of people can just go to their cars. And plug their phones into the car to charge it.
And we pointed out to him. You mean the cars, like right. Turn around.
See that river?
See all the cars that are in the -- the creek now, that are destroyed?
You mean, they're sitting in those cars!
Because they no longer have cars!
That's -- that's what was happening in my head. I just said. Hmm.
Uh-huh. Uh-huh.
And he -- he said, but we have to be where the people are.
And I said, well, if the people don't come out.
He said, then, well, we go door to door. I said, that's good. Because they don't have doors.
And he said, well, that's above my pay grade. You know, it's the government. So I don't have that information.
Is there anybody here that does have this information?
Yeah, my boss. Where is your boss. Sitting at the table?
No. Uh-uh. In the air-conditioned truck right now.
She's in the air-conditioned truck.
Oh, good. Can you maybe go get your boss? Tell her, she'll have to come out here, where it's hot. But she can go right back into the air-conditioned truck, where she can get away from all these people.
And so she comes out.
And she was a delightful lady. And we said, when -- he didn't know when you start going door-to-door. And she looked at him and said, we don't go door to door.
You don't go door to door?
No. We're here. Where it's all happening.
GLENN: And I looked at Cory. And Cory looked at me like, it's not happening here. This is not where people are. I mean, if you want to be a little closer to where people are going, you should go where the food is.
Yeah. Well, we -- we were talking about that today.
Oh, okay.
Good. Good.
And the truck doesn't really work yet.
But we're still gathering information.
Because, oh, the relief that these people can get. Oh, it's -- it's really -- it's just amazing. Hmm I bet it is.
And then I just started to back away, from this -- oh, I don't even know, murder scene. It was just so ugly. And I started backing away. And Cory looked at me and just smiled. And he was like, thank you for your time. And he said, boy, I've never seen you so quiet.
And I was like, don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all. You don't want to know what I was thinking in my head. It was so offensive.
But that was the FEMA in action.