Trump NC STUNT in DISASTER ZONE Goes VERY WRONG
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Why did Donald Trump’s Asheville disaster‑zone stunt cause such outrage?
North Carolina residents are absolutely livid at Donald Trump after he pulled another stunt causing a massive traffic jam in the Asheville area preventing people from going about their day, delivering water, delivering medical services, getting emergency aid. Donald Trump tried to turn the entire day about himself showing up in a disaster area caused by Hurricane Helene and accepting an award from a MAGA Republican Congress member for a French fry certification pin. Yes, a MAGA Republican Congress member awarded Donald Trump a French fry certification pin, and Donald Trump used that moment to try to gain votes and had the entire highway basically shut down for his arrival. Let me just show you what went down.
I'm going to show you the responses by North Carolina residents. But here was Donald Trump at this disaster area. You can see the MAGA Republican Congress member, Chuck Edwards, giving him a pin, giving him an award for the bogus McDonald's stunt that we exposed the day before here. Watch this.
Offered because, you know, I also own McDonald's restaurants. I know that you perfected your skills behind the counter a day or so ago, and it was my honor to present President Trump with the French fry certification pin. Thank you so much for being here. Thank you very much. God bless you. Thank you. Thank you.
Now, more on that in a moment. Here's the article we wrote on MidasNews.com and on our sub stack, MidasPlus.com. Trump caused traffic jams for Asheville residents. Trump snarled traffic in a hurricane disaster area to show off his new... McDonald's pin. So you see here, the Trump campaign was boasting about the size of their motorcade on the highway at real Donald Trump and route to tour storm damage. Well, here's what it looked like when Donald Trump, if you would have turned the camera the other way, a massive traffic jam. This is now going viral all over Reddit and all over the web. Here is what happens when a heartless narcissist is more interested in a photo op than the region's need. Let's take a look at some of these comments.
Here's an individual who goes, Asheville resident here to explain how pissed off the whole city is right now since Trump closed down our busiest highways during the middle of a Monday. This is the last thing we needed. I have now heard from multiple people who were unable to make it to doctor's appointments, potable water distribution sites, or lost transportation options for the day because of this. It's always about him and him only. Hope traffic gets back open as he exits. And as part of that publicity stunt he did in the Asheville, Swannanoa area, here Donald Trump says that it's really hard for him to even be doing this and he should be at a beautiful beach, but instead he's there at this PR stunt.
How did the French‑fry certification pin become part of Trump’s photo‑op?
But he could be at a beautiful beach because he's so rich, he says. Here, playing this clip.
Well, I've gone 52 days without a day off, which all of these people would respect, but they do it the same because it's just like we're called workers, right? We're workers. For better or worse, we're workers. I don't know if it's the best thing. We didn't have to be. A lot of them didn't have to be. I didn't have to be. I could have been on a beautiful
beach. Let's take a look at some of the comments right here. 26th, the highway is so bad on the south side of Hendersonville Road, it's locked all the way to exit 44 to Fletcher Ingalls. That's over three miles. The worst traffic I've ever seen here. All that for a dork to get stroked off by his cult followers at a photo op and repeat the same female lies. We have been staying off the roads, but had an appointment. We have to abandon it less than 10 minutes from home. And it took almost two hours to reroute just to get back home. I kept wondering what would happen if an ambulance had to get through, disgusting. My friends were, these are more people writing, my friends were stuck in traffic while they were headed to a meeting to speak to insurance about their house that was destroyed.
Another person goes, I was visiting Pennsylvania week before last when he did the same thing in Scranton.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
Why did Donald Trump’s Asheville disaster‑zone stunt cause such outrage?
0:00–3:21
2
How did the French‑fry certification pin become part of Trump’s photo‑op?
3:21–5:46
3
What impact did the motorcade traffic jam have on local residents?
5:46–8:07
4
Which community members shared their personal stories about the gridlock?
8:07–11:22
5
How did Trump’s appearance affect emergency aid and FEMA response?
11:22–13:48
6
What false claims did Trump make about FEMA funding and migrants?
13:48–16:33
7
Why did Congressman Chuck Edwards support Trump despite the controversy?
16:33–19:08
8
How does this stunt connect to broader political tactics on the border?
19:08–21:04
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