Greene’s comments come amid the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene across the Southeastern United States, including in Greene’s home state of Georgia. Per the New York Times, as of Oct. 4, at least 225 people have died and there are ongoing searches for those who are missing as a result of the storm.

U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is being widely mocked for suggesting “they” control the weather as many Republican-leaning states, including her home state of Georgia, assess the destruction caused by Hurricane Helene.

Senator JD Vance had kind words for Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene — just hours after she suggested that a mysterious “they” can control the weather and inflicted Hurricane Helene on Republican voters in Georgia and North Carolina.

Search parties are actively looking for missing people in Buncombe County, which has by far the highest number of reported deaths in the state.

Tens of thousands of residents, most in Western North Carolina, also remained without running water as the area struggles to recover.

Helene is now the fourth deadliest hurricane to make landfall in the U.S. mainland since 1950 and the deadliest since Katrina in 2005.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency is tasked with helping states and communities hit by disasters like Hurricane Helene

Criminals may try to obtain money or steal personal information through fraud or identity theft. According to FEMA, “thieves try to apply for FEMA assistance using names, addresses and Social Security numbers they have stolen from people affected by the disaster.