Former President Donald Trump celebrated early turnout in hurricane-ravaged North Carolina, noting several times that “they tend to be Trump areas.”

Trump and his allies have been spreading misleading information and outright lies about the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and other Biden administration responses to the devastating Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton, even as GOP officials have refuted the attacks.

At a press event in Asheville, North Carolina Monday afternoon, Trump continued to press those attacks as he gathered with local Republicans and businessmen who support him.

During the event, Trump repeatedly praised those who came out to vote early in far greater numbers than in 2020 — more than a million votes in the first four days of early voting.

Asked what his message is for those voters, Trump prefaced his answer with “Not to get too political–“:

REPORTER: If you could speak directly to those voters who went to the polls and voted. What would you say?

DONALD TRUMP: Well, the first thing I’d say is we love you, because that’s really something special, really, for them to do that. I was surprised. I figured we’d have 50%, 30% of the vote.

Record votes compared to the last elections, last presidential elections even.

But compared to any election and you know it, you’re reporting on it also, I think you probably surprised like I was.

But I would just say you’re special people. These are special people. These are people with heart. These are people that love your state. They love our country. Very special people.

I was I was I would have been I mean, honestly, I would have been happy if they if we had 50%. How could it be possible?

And these tend to be Trump areas. I mean, not to get too political, but they tend to be very Trump areas.

And that the people would come out like that. I think it’s a great sign. It’s a great sign.

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