While President Trump continues to assure North Carolina storm survivors that the completely normal FEMA policy of only reimbursing emergency costs at 70% isn’t “political at all,” Kid Rock is stepping in to do what the government refuses to: help the people who aren’t currently sipping organic kombucha in Asheville and demanding FEMA build them “eco-conscious yurts with solar panels and goat-friendly Wi-Fi.”
“All the funding is going to Asheville,” Kid told his fans in a video posted to FreedomHub, a free-speech platform for patriots and people banned from Etsy.
“These mountain folk came down in their bulldozers and cleared roads for free while the liberals were up there holding drum circles and asking FEMA to reimburse them for wet sandals. If the government won’t recognize ‘em, then by God, I will.”
So, Kid’s sending four more truckloads of supplies to areas of North Carolina that have been left out—towns like Smokey Knob, Possum Trot, and Greater Weaverville (the part with the Trump signs).
What’s he sending? Mostly building materials, because apparently FEMA thinks rebuilding someone’s collapsed garage is “non-essential.” But there are extras, too—like cases of prime steaks for what Kid calls a “morale booster.”
“They’ve been eating what they can shoot,” Kid explained, pausing to spit a sunflower seed into a half-empty Monster can. “That’s great and all, but after a while, you just wish a big ol’ cow would walk in front of your scope. I figured I’d speed that process along.”
He’s not wrong. One survivor from rural Buncombe County, Art Tubolls, says his family’s been dining on squirrel, raccoon, and one suspiciously fat groundhog for the past week. “We got a lotta recipes,” said Tubolls, “but you can only casserole so much before it starts tasting like depression.”
Asheville, meanwhile, has become a progressive feeding frenzy, with residents submitting FEMA claims for damage to items like “chakra gardens,” “yoga domes,” and one particularly bold individual who wanted reimbursement for a vintage armoire full of healing crystals. FEMA granted them $6,300. Another rural resident received a check for $23.48 and a note suggesting he “try GoFundMe.”
According to a totally unverified and likely made-up source who looked like a FEMA intern but may have been Joe Barron in a windbreaker, Asheville’s mayor put in a personal request for “artisan pallets” to rebuild fencing around the community’s organic community composting theater. So yes, folks, your tax dollars are hard at work.
As for Kid Rock? He’s not looking for credit.
“I just want people to know that real Americans still give a damn. And also,” he added, “there’s nothing better than watching a bunch of country boys eat medium-rare ribeyes off a sheet of drywall in the back of a truck. That’s freedom.”
God Bless America.