‘Excuse Me?’: Doocy Pushes Back At KJP As She Accuses Him Of Spreading ‘Misinformation’

The press secretary said the administration provided more than $200 million to people impacted in North Carolina, and argued that it is Congress’ duty to allocate funds toward disaster relief. She said the administration is currently awaiting Congress’ approval to make  that additional funding available for the impacted population in the area.

“You can’t call a question you don’t like misinformation,” Doocy said during the press secretary’s answer. “That’s crazy.”

“I actually said we have the money available to help survivors of Hurricane Helene and also Hurricane Milton. Now, there’s going to be a short fall because we don’t know how bad Hurricane Milton is going to be, and so we’re going to need additional funding,” Jean-Pierre said, with Doocy replying that he already asked about that.

Jean-Pierre heatedly told Doocy that his real question is asking “why Congress needs to come back and do their job.”

Biden requested Congress to return to session and approve additional funding for hurricane relief in a Friday letter. House Speaker Mike Johnson said there is no need for Congress to return from recess, but assured that they appropriated $20 billion additional dollars to the Federal Emergency Management Agency right before Hurricane Helene made landfall.

The death toll from Hurricane Helene rose to 227 Saturday as authorities have recovered more bodies in Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas, The Associated Press reported.