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Former President Trump, get a life, man,
Well, we’re a developing nation too, just take a look at Detroit. Detroit’s a developing area more than most places in China.”
The former president, whose speeches are frequently rambling, was speaking about China being a developing country, and said Our whole country will end up being like Detroit if [Kamala Harris] is your president.”
Departing from his teleprompter throughout, Trump later said Conditions have improved since yesterday evening, but there's still a lot of water on the roads, downed trees and electrical lines everywhere,
Several strong tornadoes developed within rainbands associated with Hurricane Milton. This is the first and very preliminary EF rating for one of those tornadoes,
Our hearts break for the Floridians who have lost so much,
Alejandro Mayorkas, the homeland security secretary, said in an afternoon briefing from the White House I've been through a lot of storms, but this was the worst one,
We're just glad that our lives weren't taken and that we're okay and that's the main thing,
I said 'it sounds like a train's coming,'
Katherine, 53, told AFP while out to walk their dog and survey the damage The tornado came through and picked up my 22-ton motor home and threw it across the yard,
said Bill, 72, expressing "absolute astonishment" at the tornado's power Do I feel lucky? Damn right I do,
said Ralph Burnett, whose house is located just a few hundred feet (dozens of meters) from the decimated Spanish Lakes Country Club neighborhood Those who spread such lies undermine confidence in the ongoing rescue and recovery efforts,
Biden stated, ... as reported by USA Today We hope by Saturday more traffic lights will be restored but please only come if you can safely navigate the roads,
I’ve seen a lot of grit, I’ve seen a lot of determination and I’m very confident that this area is going to bounce back very, very quickly,
DeSantis said at a news conference in Sarasota, near where the storm made landfall on the Gulf Coast There is no question it needs to be a serious wake-up call for everyone in terms of climate change,
she told AFP, surveying the damage My family and I are pretty exhausted from the back-to-back storm stress,
Scary and heartbreaking at the same time, to see much damage and all things you really love just gone, but it's only things and we're still here,
Hopefully, on January 20th you're going to have somebody that's really going to help you and help you like never before,
the former president said, referring to the presidential inauguration date It’s really hard to see and know that people are not safe, no matter what. It just keeps happening and happening,
said Mia Petrucci, a student at Florida Gulf Coast University who evacuated campus and has stayed this week at her parents’ Fort Lauderdale home The anxiety and PTSD with Ian, I swear every one of these is taking another five years off my life span,
said Sean Niesel, 34, who took over the Shalimar Beach Resort from his grandparents after it was battered by Hurricane Ian