Carolina along with 10 federal Search And Rescue teams and 200 federal ambulances. 1. 6 million people are still without power, but that number is steadily coming down. Today, Vice PresidentKamala Harris canceleD Campaign stops in Las Vegas to fly back to d. C. For a Fema Briefing and the White House announced President Biden will visit North Carolina on wednesday. Today, trump was in parts of georgia that were hit by The Storm. While he was there, he got in front of crowds and spread lies about how the federal government is responding. He falsely claimed that governor Brian Kemp had not been able to get a hold of President Biden for help even though Governor Kemp told reporters last night that he had, in fact, spoken to the president. My Colleague Garrett Haake is a closer look at how the campaigns are responding to this disaster. Reporter tonight, former President Trump visiting the Storm Zone in valdosta, coming with franklin grahams aid group, bringing trucks loaded with supplies and fuel. We are here to stand in solidarity with the people of georgia. Reporter and hammering Vice PresidentKamala Harris for not being there herself. Of course, the Vice President , she said someplace campaigning. Reporter the quality of the federal Storm Response could have a major political impact on the Vice President was hoping to repeat President Bidens nero 2020 georgia wins. She was briefed aboard Air Force two cutting short in Las Vegas to return to washington, meeting with fema officials. We will do everything in our power to help communities respond and recover. I plan to be on the ground as soon as possible. As soon as possible without disrupting an Emergency Response operations. Reporter trump accusing the White House and the democratic governor in North Carolina, quote, going out of their way to not help people in republican areas. Without providing evidence. What was that in reference to . Do you have any evidence of that . This afternoon President Biden responded to trumps lie about his contact with Governor Kemp. Let me get this straight. He is lying. The governor told him he was lying. The governor told him he was like. I have spoken to the governor and ive spoken to him. I dont know why he does this. I dont care about what he says about me. I care but he communicates to the people that are in need. With that, lets get smarter with the help of arleta panel. Jeff mason joins us, white House Correspondent for reuters. Susan glasser and stamm sign. Med it editor for the bulwark anD Contributor. Susan, this is something weve seen before. Campaigns responding to a national disaster during an election. What is different about how this is playing out this time . Look, theres nothing that Donald Trump cannot politicize. One of the main chapters in his playbook. Of course, he will go in that direction, especially because georgia and North Carolina are such hotly competitive states this year. They are crucial for Donald Trump, for his electoral college map. The road to reelection for him definitely runs through georgia and North Carolina. You know, he is looking to divide. One thing that was consistent in Trumps Presidency that we are seeing in his response right now is a view that there is Blue America and Red America. He conceived himself to be a president for Red America and now is a candidate for Red America. It was revealing that his accusation of the North Carolina governor would be, you are only serving your own areas. That is how he categorizes the world, and i thought it was revealing that he is seeking to plant this doubt. I think of Donald Trump DisasterRelief President , puerto rico, throwing the paper towels. Its not exactly his strong suit, organizing a government response. Yes, these seeds hes planting are lies and my question is, will they take root and grow . Todays Split Screen showed Vp Harris Meeting with fema, helping coordinate a federal response. On the other screen, youve got Donald TrumpIn Georgia which was devastated by The Storm and hes lying to people about the response. We think everyone will see the Split Screen and see what a liar he is and its terrible for his campaign. But is it . Those people In Georgia he is speaking to, do they know where Kamala Harris was and what she was doing today . Or will he be successful in saying look what im doing i am here for you. To the people he is telling the lie to In Georgia, do they even know it . I dont know. Its impossible To Say. To susans point, he is quick to politicize and theres something to the idea that he knows Theres History here. Presidents can get blamed for national disaster. He himself was blamed for what happened in puerto rico. I think he is trying to turn the page and make biden and Kamala Harris for it. At the same time, and i dont know if that is true. I think the obviousness of the lies, the ability to so quickly point out how grotesque they are, really defeats the purpose of what he is trying to do. If he says that Brian Kemp is trouble, reaching the president and in two seconds you can locate video Brian Kemp saying i got a hold of the president yesterday. The story doesnt become, biden is doing a poor job. Its why his Donald Trump making up stories in the midst of a national tragedy . Why is he drawing attention away from the people who are suffering. Yes, in the short term, there might be game but it doesnt come without risk. Jeff, North Carolina zoo crucial swing state. Election officials there are saying that The Storm could affect voting when you think of mail disruptions, destroy polling places, people of lost all the belongings. No Ids Voting might be the last thing on their mind and a Few Biggs weeks. How big of a problem . I think were just learning how big of a problem he could be. It is a problem and you are right to mention that. We are just a few weeks away from the election. Its a beginning of october and the election is november 5, and the disaster and the tragedy the people in these states have faced, and Infrastructure Loss means that not only are they dealing with returning and repairing their lives, but basic things like going to the Voting Booth and or receiving ballots in the mail and putting them in the mail are up for grabs. That is something i think that is on the radar now. Could end up having an impact in the election. I would add as well to some of the clips you were playing, i was in the Pool Today at the White House so i was in the Oval Office when President Biden was asked about former President Trumps comments and the anger he displayed is pretty real. I think it is frustrating to him to have to at the same time he is trying to navigate this major disaster for these states, also have to deal with these misstatements from his former opponent and his predecessor. Of course, what with the federal response be if Donald Trump got his wish a few weeks ago when he wanted the federal government to shut them. Imagine of the government was shutdown and a disaster like this it. I want to talk not about Donald TrumpIn Georgia but Donald Trump over the weekend and some of his comments at a rally. Here is a look starting with what he had To Say about shoplifters and how he thinks they could be stopped. You know, these are smart, smart people. They are not so stupid. But they have to be taught. If you had one violent day like a guy like Mike Kelly put him in charge, congressman kelly, put him in charge for one day. Mike, would you say, right here, he is a great congressman. Would you say if you were in charge he would say, please, dont touch them. Let them rob your store. These stores go out of business. The city its a chain of events that so bad. One rob fowler, and i mean real rough, the word will get out, and it will end immediately. End immediately. You know . It will end immediately. Kamala is mentally impaired. Joe biden became mentally impaired. Kamala was born that way. She was born that way. I could have been, i couldve been sunbathing on the beach. Youve never seen a body so beautiful. Much better, much better than sleepy joe. That is the republican nominee for president after talking about his beautiful body. Thats his choice. He called the Vice President mentally impaired. Why doesnt she get up on Stage Today and say if i mentally impaired, debate me, big boy. Should that be her response, susan . Its not an original observation for me To Say if she is mentally impaired, then it doesnt make Donald Trump look so good that he lost to her. According to many republican commentators as well as independent observers of that debate in september. I will be interested to see whether trump can persist demanding another shot at the Debate Stage. His ego would seem to demand it. He has operated under the principle in politics that if theres a spotlight, you should run to it. Not just politics but his entire life. Tomorrow night will be the debate between aspirants tim Walz And J. D. Vance, and i dont know that trump is capable of staying out of the spotlight if one is offered like that. We will see there. His rhetoric, as you pointed out, is escalatory. The next 36 days will go up and up and up. As always, its a palpable threat of violence that trump tends to wield the closer to the election. That is the line for me, the, the idea that violence will cleanse our society. When Donald Trump himself is calling his remarks dark, you know that we are in a pretty scary place. Lets stay dark. Trump and his fellow republicans have these new talking points. 13,000 migrant murderers who they say are currently at large, who were led into the country by the biden harris administration. Lets tell you the truth. The people on this list are not all at large. They are not in i. C. E. Custody. Many of them are in federal or state prisons, and most of them did not enter the country during the biden administration. They entered the country in the past 40, not four, 40 years including the trump administration. Here is my question, sam. Immigration is a problem. Illegal immigration is a problem and a vulnerability for democrats. Many americans on both sides of the aisle are unhappy. Why doesnt Donald Trump just tell the truth and make a gooD Case . I dont think he can help himself, honestly. I am with susan on this one. He ties violence toward electoral benefit. Its kind of shocking, honestly, to step back and think he went on stage and a called for a national day of violence. That is what he did. He called for a national day of violence. Now its the tip of the iceberg. The stuff about immigration, to borrow a word, far darker. He talked about migrants coming into your kitchen and slitting your throat. The imagery is beyond the pale. I was thinking back to 2016 and 2020, nativism, and type Immigration Rhetoric has been throughout his rise in politics. This run is the most nativist, most Xena Phobic, run for the presidency in modern american history. I think journalistically. We owe it to the public to call it out for what it is. Historically Xena Phobic campaign. I dont think he has the Ability Or Temperament to temper it. I think he is thinks it is a winning issue. Even if you wanted to put Xenophobia Or Humanity aside, and i realize thats absurd, jeff, immigration doesnt have to be a weak point for democrats. Our economy grows through legal immigration. Donald trumps resolve is build a Wall And Mass deportation. What we need, the answer we need, is an efficient processing system. Why dont democrats lead with that . You are asking, why dont people vote on policies . In this case, why doesnt the democratic party come up with a different policy like the one you are suggesting . I cant answer the latter question. The first question is a longer answer too. Policy has played a role in this campaign, but the Policy Issue of immigration has been a vulnerability for the democrats. For Vice President harris, for President Biden when he was a candidate. She tried to address that a little visiting the border this week, by suggesting a stronger order policy. They are benefiting from the present Executive OrderPresident Biden put out which is impacting the number of people coming across the border. Back to your initial question. Do voters look at these policies and do they judge the Candidates Taste on the policies, or do they remember buzzwords or insults . Do they remember mistruths . I think the broad answer to that question is its a little of all of the above. Its one reason why the former president uses the tactics that he does because they do help them. Its one reason that Vice PresidentKamala Harris is using a different tactic or strategy. It is to come out with policies and to talk about them and see if they resonate. But they have to resonate with somebody as they go to the ballot box. Whether or not people do that is the question. Trump accurately identifies issues that the american people care about. But he has yet to offer a coherent policy that solves any of these things. We did get a new policy alert, guess you could say, today, in a new interview. Vice president Kamala Harris said she supports legalizing weed. Its the first time we have heard her say this is a democratic president ial nominee. I think its the first time in a major president ial candidate has said this. Susan, what do you think about this . I think we are in the phase of the election that both candidates are handing out, essentially, dazzling little trinkets for subgroups of voters whether marijuana or Donald Trump with the no taxes on tips. Its easy to make promises like this and then you may go back and say, you know, i would like to put this into effect, but congress is divided and i cant get it through. I think these guys are in election that so close that we may see a lot of premises in the next few weeks. It also reflects, i think, a cultural shift in the country is different states experimented and localities with liberalizing their Marijuana Laws around the country. Its less radical of a step for a national candidate to back it when its the case in many states. I was in the airport recently and i noticed, i think it was ohare airport, they have these big Marijuana Amnesty boxes. People ar