Armed Militias 'Hunt' FEMA Workers in North Carolina as Conspiracies Spread After Hurricanes. Trump, MTG Amplify Conspiracy Theories Amid Rising Threats.

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Government officials in North Carolina faced threats from armed civilians hunting FEMA workers amid conspiracy-fueled backlash following Hurricanes Helene and Milton. National Guard troops in Rutherford County encountered armed militia members, prompting evacuations. Threats in Ashe County caused FEMA to pause relief efforts. Donald Trump has spread baseless claims that the Democratic Party is withholding disaster relief from Republican voters and diverting funds to undocumented migrants. Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene promoted conspiracy theories on social media, claiming unidentified electoral forces were controlling the weather using extraterrestrial laser technology.

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00:00It's Benzinga, and here's what's on the block.

00:03Government officials in North Carolina face threats from armed civilians hunting FEMA

00:07workers amid conspiracy-fueled backlash following Hurricanes Helene and Milton.

00:12National Guard troops in Rutherford County encountered armed militia members, prompting

00:16evacuations.

00:18Threats in Ashe County caused FEMA to pause relief efforts.

00:21Donald Trump has spread baseless claims the Democratic Party is withholding disaster relief

00:25from Republican voters and diverting funds to undocumented migrants.

00:30Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene promoted conspiracy theories on social media,

00:34claiming unidentified electoral forces were controlling the weather using extraterrestrial

00:39laser technology.

00:40For all things money, visit Benzinga.com.

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