When NC was rebuilding bridges, he was fundraising. When NC was repairing roads, he was attending rallies. NC needed an advocate; he wouldn’t even pick up the phone. We’re tired of waiting on Michael Whatley to show up for Western North Carolina. #HeleneRecovery #NotOurNeighbor

North Carolina has been waiting for billions in recovery funding for two years. Now, President Trump is threatening to make our communities wait even longer. Recovery aid shouldn’t be a political weapon. #ncpol #HeleneRecovery #WhereIsWhatley #NotOurNeighbor

North Carolina has been waiting for billions in recovery funding for two years. Now, President Trump is threatening to make our communities wait even longer. Recovery aid shouldn’t be a political weapon. #ncpol #HeleneRecovery #WNCStrong #WhereIsWhatley #NotOurNeighbor

Living in Blowing Rock for 3 years doesn't make you "from the mountains," especially if you reject the culture of neighborliness. Letting Trump name you Hurricane Relief Czar doesn't make you an advocate for WNC, especially if you never show up to help. #NotOurNeighbor #AppState

Delayed funding & added red tape, inflated numbers & false claims, absent & apathetic– Michael Whatley has never shown up for us. He claims to be from NC, but when it was time for him to stand with his neighbors, he was nowhere to be found. We deserve better leadership. #ncpol #NotOurNeighbor

What’s the difference between Bigfoot and Hurricane Helene Recovery Czar Michael Whatley? Bigfoot has actually been seen in Western North Carolina. #ncpol #HeleneRecovery #WNCStrong #WhereIsWhatley #NotOurNeighbor

"If you want to represent us, you have to show up for us." Michael Whatley got a title from the President and plenty of photo-ops at rallies, but western North Carolinians got left behind. #NotOurNeighbor #ncpol #wnc

Michael Whatley, a co-chair of the FEMA Review Council who was named "Recovery Czar" by the President, seemed more concerned with checking off political goals and enriching private flood insurance companies he owns stock in. #ncpol #NotOurNeighbor #wnc #boone

#HurricaneHelene called on NCians to show up for one another, which we did. We delivered food. We repaired homes. We always lent a hand.

But where has Hurricane Helene Recovery Czar Michael Whatley been these past almost two years?

#ncpol #HeleneRecovery #WhereIsWhatley #NotOurNeighbor #CARENC

Mayor Preston Blakely of Fletcher in Henderson County, looks back on the weeks and months after Helene. Help came from many places and people of all walks showed up for each other. Michael Whatley wasn't one of them, not then and not any day since. #ncpol #NotOurNeighbor

Trump appointed Whatley to lead the rebuild of North Carolina as a co-chair to the FEMA Review Council with the title of Hurricane Helene Recovery Czar. What followed was a dismal federal response, delayed funding, and corrupt decision-making. #ncpol #NotOurNeighbor #wnc
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We talked to residents, town mayors, a school board member, volunteers, and non-profits. None of them had ever seen or spoken with Recovery Czar Michael Whatley in the nearly two years since Helene hit. For some, it was their first time hearing his name. #ncpol #NotOurNeighbor

Living in Blowing Rock for 3 years doesn't make you "from the mountains," especially if you reject the culture of neighborliness. Letting Trump name you Hurricane Relief Czar doesn't make you an advocate for WNC, especially if you never show up to help. #NotOurNeighbor #AppState

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