Vice President Kamala Harris said it’s “unconscionable” for leaders in this country to be throwing around misinformation about Hurricane Milton.
The Democratic presidential hopeful called into CNN on Wednesday to discuss the developing storm soon making landfall in Florida. Dana Bash asked her about the response she’s been hearing from local authorities — including GOP leadership and former president Donald Trump.
“I have spoken with local officials who have been struck, for example by Hurricane Helene, and they are doing an extraordinary job in trying to combat the misinformation,” Harris said. “I’m talking about sheriffs, I’m talking about mayors, I’m talking about local officials — I don’t even know their party affiliation by the way — but leaders on the ground who know that it is not in the best interest of the people living in those areas to not know their rights, to not know what they’re entitled to and to be afraid of seeking help.”