On Monday, April 15, Paris residents watched as the historic Notre Dame Cathedral erupted in flames, leading to the building’s iconic spire to collapse. Since the tragedy, people from all over the world have come together and pledged that they will…
On Monday, April 15, Paris residents watched as the historic Notre Dame Cathedral erupted in flames, leading to the building’s iconic spire to collapse. Since the tragedy, people from all over the world have come together and pledged that they will help rebuild the Notre Dame in any way they can. However, the White House response to the Notre Dame fire is leading people to compare this tragedy to other, ongoing disasters, and questions about who gets help in a time of need.
Following the Notre Dame fire, White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders released a statement on Tuesday, April 16 that the White House would assist in Notre Dame’s rehabilitation. It’s still unknown how much aid the Trump administration will send to Paris, but science journalist Erin Biba pointed out through a tweet that Notre Dame has already received an estimated $675 million in donations since April 15. A part of Sanders‘ statement read,
Elite Daily reached out to the White House for any details regarding the aid given to repair Notre Dame, but did not immediately hear back.
Following Sanders‘ statement, Twitter started comparing the White House’s response to the Notre Dame fire to ongoing tragedies which resulted in illness or even death to Americans, such as the Flint water crisis and the aftereffects ofPuerto Rico’s Hurricane Maria.
