North Carolina locals speak with Fox News Digital about their hopes that the Trump administration will bring more assistance to those who lost everything in Hurricane Helene.
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ASHEVILLE,N.C.–PresidentDonaldTrump’sJan.24visittowesternNorthCarolina—hissecondsinceHurricaneHelenedestroyedlargeswathsoftheSoutheastonSept.27andhisfirstvisitsincebecomingpresident—broughthopetosurvivorsonFriday.
FoxNewsDigitalspokewithmultiplelocalsduringTrump’svisittohard-hitSwannanoa,wherehousesalongtheSwannanoaRiverwereliterallysweptdownstreamduringthedestructivehurricaneexactlyfourmonthsagoMonday.
“It’sbeenhell,”SwannanoaresidentMichelle,whowantedtobeidentifiedonlybyherfirstname,toldFoxNewsDigital.
MichellelivesinamakeshiftcamperparkoffamainroadinSwannanoa,wheresheandaboutsevenoreightotherlocalswhosehomesweredestroyedinthehurricanearelivingincampersandtentsdonatedbydifferentcharitableorganizations.
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