The enormous scope and scale of Hurricane Helene’s devastation in two key battleground states that could determine the election’s outcome, Georgia and North Carolina, have made the storm an instant campaign issue.

Speaking in Georgia, Trump laced into Harris, Biden and Walz, even as he acknowledged it wasn’t the time or place. As Kamala Harris traveled back to Washington to be briefed on the Hurricane Helene aftermath,

Hurricane Helene is shifting the presidential candidates’ plans this week. Democratic nominee Kamala Harris is cutting short a campaign visit to Las Vegas to return to Washington for briefings. Republican candidate Donald Trump is heading to Georgia to see the storm’s impact.