Donald Trump and Kamala Harris trade blows over disaster response as campaigning continues

Despite the storm, Mr Trump and Ms Harris are slated to visit key swing states on Thursday

Donald Trump (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Donald Trump has made new complaints about the federal response to two hurricanes that ravaged large areas of the US south east as he seeks to turn the storms to his political advantage ahead of the November election.

The former president spoke at the Detroit Economic Club, shortly after his Democratic opponent, vice president Kamala Harris, virtually attended a briefing in the White House Situation Room about emergency efforts in Hurricane Milton’s wake.