Vice President-elect JD Vance, second left, speaks with Fairview Volunteer Fire Department members and first responders during his trip to survey damage from Hurricane Helene, Friday, Dec. 6, 2024 in Fairview, N.C. (AP Photo/Kathy Kmonicek)

Vice President-elect JD Vance, second right, and his wife Usha Vance, right, meet with the family of battalion chief Tony Ray Garrison, who died while assisting in the rescue of victims of a landslide caused by Hurricane Helene, on a tour to survey damage caused by the hurricane, at the Fairview Volunteer Fire Department, Friday, Dec. 6, 2024 in Fairview, N.C. (AP Photo/Kathy Kmonicek)

Vice President-elect JD Vance, left, speak with a firefighter as Sen. Thom Tills, R-N.C., second right, looks on during a tour of the construction of dormitories at the Fairview Volunteer Fire Department that were previously destroyed by Hurricane Helene, as Vance surveys hurricane damage, Friday, Dec. 6, 2024 in Fairview, N.C. (AP Photo/Kathy Kmonicek)

A firefighter, right, and Vice President-elect JD Vance speak during a tour of the construction of dormitories at the Fairview Volunteer Fire Department that were previously destroyed by Hurricane Helene as Vance surveys hurricane damage, Friday, Dec. 6, 2024 in Fairview, N.C. (AP Photo/Kathy Kmonicek)