President Trump wants the storm-ravaged residents of Chimney Rock, North Carolina, to know they’re not alone.

On Friday, local residents gathered in Chimney Rock — a town in North Carolina’s high country devastated by Hurricane Helene — to illuminate a Christmas tree, pray together, and sing Christmas carols.

Then on Saturday, determined to embrace the Christmas spirit despite their adversity, townspeople gathered in Lake Lure and received a special holiday greeting from President-elect Donald J. Trump.

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