Harris pledges ongoing federal support as she visits North Carolina to survey Helene’s aftermath

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Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks alongside North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper, right, after receiving a briefing on the damage from Hurricane Helene, Saturday, October 5, 2024, at the 145th Airlift Wing of the North Carolina Air National Guard in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris pledged ongoing federal support and praised the “heroes among us” as she visited North Carolina on Saturday in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, her second trip in four days to the disaster zone.

The vice president was in Charlotte one day after a visit to the state by Republican Donald Trump, who is spreading false claims about the federal response to the disaster.

Harris opened her visit by attending a briefing with state and local officials, where she thanked “those who are in the room and those who are out there right now working around the clock.”…

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