2024 election updates: Disaster politics is the focus 36 days until Election Day - 1 minute read




Standing in front of a destroyed furniture store in Valdosta, Georgia, former President Donald Trump claimed he’s requested help from Elon Musk and will be traveling to North Carolina when conditions clear.

“They don't have communication. … I just spoke to Elon,” he said. “We want to get Starlink hooked up because they have no communication whatsoever. And Elon will always come through.”

Republican presidential nominee, former President Donald Trump, listens to a question as he visits Chez What Furniture Store which was damaged during Hurricane Helene, Sept. 30, 2024, in Valdosta, Ga.Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images

“As you know, our country is in the final weeks of a hard-fought national election. But in a time like this when a crisis hits, when our fellow citizens cry out in need, none of that matters,” Trump said before later suggesting the Biden-Harris administration wasn’t doing enough and falsely claiming that Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp couldn’t get ahold of the president.

--ABC News’ Lalee Ibssa, Soorin Kim and Kelsey Walsh



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