Thousands of North Carolina families displaced by Hurricane Helene are being forced out of FEMA-funded hotels today, facing freezing temperatures and a winter storm. As 3,500 families scramble for shelter, the Biden administration has approved another $500 million in military aid to Ukraine. This stark difference between funding foreign wars and helping Americans at home raises serious concerns about the administration’s priorities.
FEMA’s Transitional Sheltering Assistance program, designed to provide temporary housing, officially ends today. The agency claims that support is being cut because some homes were deemed “habitable,” families declined inspections or officials could not reach them. However, many families say FEMA never followed through with inspections or provided proper communication, leaving them stranded without options.
North Carolina is still a mess, people were getting kicked out to hotels on the coldest day of the year an FEMA was not reachable. Awful.
— CRYPTO CONVERT (@ConvertCat) January 10, 2025
Already forgot about the people of North Carolina and they are getting kicked out of hotels into the cold.
— Jaymie (@dgdfefssds) January 10, 2025
Meanwhile, North Carolina braces for severe winter weather. Forecasts predict several inches of snow and dangerously low temperatures across the region. Emergency shelters are struggling to meet the rising demand as families face brutal conditions without adequate shelter. FEMA has only delivered 90 of the promised temporary housing units, leaving thousands without a place to stay.
Now do North Carolina where people are still freezing
Ur gonna need NC in 28
They won't forget if the administration doesn't get up there and help those people. They were forced out of hotels yesterday. The vouchers expired. #NorthCarolina— Abigail's Dad (@Georgiapapi) January 10, 2025
I’m a WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENT! We got $750! And when I say we, I mean, only a few people got it! we are completely devastated here. Five months no help!Below freezing temperatures people IN TENTS! FEMA just kicked out all of the people they were housing in hotels!
— bgirl (@brittgirl49) January 10, 2025
North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis (R) criticized FEMA’s handling of the crisis, calling it unacceptable. He urged the agency to remove bureaucratic obstacles and immediately provide assistance to families still suffering from Hurricane Helene’s destruction. Tillis warned that FEMA’s inaction is putting families in even greater danger as winter weather worsens.
Biden found 500Million for California. 700 dollar checks and Eviction notices for North Carolina.
— Marko (@WikkiDTwisteD) January 9, 2025
What?? North Carolina is literally freezing and people are getting kicked out of their hotels but u will cover California?? The worst governor and the worst president working together I shouldn't be surprised
— Pennie Lucas (@lucas_penn31112) January 10, 2025
The Biden administration’s decision to continue sending billions overseas while American families are left to freeze is drawing sharp criticism. Since 2022, the US has provided more than $175 billion in aid to Ukraine. Yet, little effort has been made to ensure American citizens recovering from natural disasters receive the help they need.
He promises endless amounts of money 💰 to the same people who mismanaged it the first time !!
meanwhile, people in North Carolina are getting eviction notices out of their hotels in the freezing cold tonight.
Apparently there’s no money 💰 👇https://t.co/LnCmeVvZG8— Faith (@mumzeefaith) January 9, 2025
Yet FEMA kicked out thousands of people from North Carolina out of hotels this week. WTF is this BS. Nothing for them, Florida, Ohio, ect…
— ℵCrypticbanditoℵ (@crypticbandito) January 10, 2025
Meanwhile FEMA is kicking hurricane victims out of their hotels in North Carolina… pic.twitter.com/TIgeXdoKfh
— ⏳HourGlass PolitiX⏳ (@ThenNowPolitix) January 10, 2025
With shelters overwhelmed and temperatures dropping, families across North Carolina are left to face the bitter cold alone. Many now have nowhere to turn as the government prioritizes foreign conflicts over its own people.
