If Donald Trump is a billionaire, why isn’t even donating cash to assist these affected by Hurricane Helene? That’s what inaugural UFC gentle heavyweight champion Frank Shamrock want to know.
Greater than 200 folks have misplaced their lives because the supercharged storm made landfall earlier this month. Practically half of these deaths have been in North Carolina, the place a number of ft of fast-moving water destroyed total communities. Since then, 3,300 energetic Nationwide Guard members have been dispatched to the state to assist with aid efforts, and state lawmakers have launched a invoice that may embrace $200 million in help for communities hit hardest by the storm.
A slew of celebrities have additionally executed their half to assist. Dolly Parton and Michael Jordan each donated $1 million to the trigger whereas David Tepper, proprietor of the NFL’s Carolina Panthers, and his spouse Nicole have additionally dedicated $3 million to aid efforts via their basis.
Nevertheless, one man who has not provided up a dime’s price of assist regardless of having a reported web price of $4.2 billion is former U.S. president Donald Trump.
Responding to a publish that tried to throw shade at stars Taylor Swift and Woman Gaga for his or her lack of donations compared to a few of Trump’s most staunch supporters, Shamrock was fast to ask why Trump himself has not donated something to the aid efforts.
“Umm, Trump claims to be a billionaire,” Shamrock wrote on X. “Why doesn’t he assist? Oh that’s proper he’s too busy drifting his followers and scamming those that imagine in him…..”
Donald Trump’s Daughter Joins Aid Efforts
Curiously, Trump’s daughter Ivanka traveled to North Carolina on Wednesday to ship 300 Starlink gadgets that may assist flood victims connect with high-speed web.
To be truthful, Donald Trump did launch a certified GoFundMe marketing campaign for victims of Hurricane Helene that has already surpassed $7.6 million as of this writing. After all, that’s made up of donations by anybody prepared to go online and donate just a few of their hard-earned {dollars} to trigger.
Up to now, Trump has not been a type of folks.
