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The Guardian - US
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Robert Tait in Washington

Harris accuses Trump of ‘playing politics’ with hurricane disaster relief

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Kamala Harris campaigns in Chandler, Arizona, on Thursday. Photograph: Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters

Kamala Harris has accused Donald Trump of “playing politics” with disaster relief amid growing criticisms that the former president has tried to exploit Hurricanes Helene and Milton with a flurry of lies and disinformation as he bids to gain the edge in the race for the White House.

The US vice-president’s comments came amid increasing evidence that the two storms, which have left a trail of death and destruction in several southern states, are threatening to upset the calculus for next month’s presidential election.

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