NEW: The US Brought the G20 to North Carolina to Highlight the Region’s Hurricane Recovery. Locals Say the Government Wasn’t Who Made it Possible.
G20 finance ministers and central bank governors met in Asheville last weekend. Billed as an opportunity to showcase the region’s recovery after Hurricane Helene laid waste to western NC in 2024, locals took issue with their suffering and hard work being co-opted by representatives of the world’s richest countries. [VIDEOS]