Trump visits hurricane-ravaged Georgia and makes false claims about Biden

The ex-president said Brian Kemp, the state governor, was trying to reach the president who was sleeping', in vain

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Donald Trump spoke in front of a furniture store gutted by Hurricane Helene in Valdosta, Georgia, on Monday, claiming falsely that Georgia's governor had not been able to reach Joe Biden.

Upon landing in Valdosta, Trump claimed to reporters the president had been sleeping" and that Brian Kemp, the governor, had been calling the president and hasn't been able to get him". He repeated the false claim when speaking in front of the store.