Appearing on MSNBC as Donald Trump was busy holding a press conference in North Carolina to talk about 4-month-old Hurricane Helene damage, a Democratic lawmaker expressed his disgust that the president made the appearance all about himself.
As Trump spoke and introduced pre-selected locals from Swannanoa, North Carolina who joined him in criticizing President Joe Biden and FEMA for the pace of ongoing recovery efforts, Rep. Brendan Boyle (D-PA) offered a counterpoint to host Andrea Mitchell.
"First, my heart breaks for that family who have been afflicted," he said. "I'm not sure using them as political props for an event for Donald Trump is really going to give them the help that they need."
Boyle then got into his central complaint about the newly-elected president who made multiple comments about abolishing FEMA on Friday .
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"We're talking about natural disasters, this is no place for politics," he told the MSNBC host. "He shouldn't have the RNC head there, he shouldn't have the DNC head there. You should have the professionals who are working in these very difficult circumstances to deliver aid to people and help them rebuild their homes and their lives."
"Unfortunately, with Donald Trump, everything is about him," he pointed out. "Even when he started talking, the first thing he talked about was the fact he won North Carolina three times. Who cares?"
"This should be about the thousands of people who still need help," he added.