Trump Supports Congress Returning From Recess to Pass Hurricane Relief

The possibility of a special vote in Congress to budget for more disaster relief has been up in the air since Hurricane Helene made landfall in late September.

Republican presidential candidate, former President Donald J. Trump, speaks to the press in Asheville, N.C., on Oct. 21, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

Former President Donald Trump told members of the press during a visit to Asheville, North Carolina, that he was in favor of Congress returning from their recess early to pass additional relief for the victims of Hurricane Helene.

“Now they’re saying, ‘Can we have a special vote? Let’s have a special session,’” he said of members of Congress on Oct. 21. “I’m in favor of that. But somebody has to get back to why did they spend hundreds of millions of dollars on something that they were not supposed to be spending.”