Vice President Kamala Harris on Saturday met with members of the North Carolina Air National Guard and expressed her gratitude for those doing “God’s work on the ground” following Hurricane Helene.
“I came out to talk with the folks who have been doing God’s work on the ground here in the last several days,” Harris said in Charlotte, adding that federal, state and local officials will continue working together to bring “relief, support and help to the people who are most in need.”
Harris detailed her conversation with the National Guard members, emphasizing that some of them were “directly hit themselves” by the storm.
Harris also met with families who were affected by the disaster, the White House said. One family she met with was forced to temporarily relocate from western North Carolina to Charlotte with their 6-month-old until they can safely return to their community.
She also met with volunteers at the Dream Center, a primary care facility in Charlotte, and assisted them with packing essentials for victims of Hurricane Helene.
“We’re here for the long haul. … We’re putting all hands on deck,” Harris said to one volunteer.
