It’s East Palestine, Ohio all over again.
After hours of sunbathing on Rehoboth Beach in Delaware, President Joe Biden was asked about the raging wildfires in Maui, Hawaii that have claimed more than 100 American lives.
“Mr. President, any comment on the rising death toll in Maui,” one reporter asked a smiling Biden.
“No. No comment,” Joe smiled.
Watch the clip above.
From The New York Post:
The grim tally — which is expected to rise as search and rescue operations frantically continue — made the inferno Hawaii’s worst natural disaster.
It is also the deadliest US wildfire since 1918, when 453 people died in the Cloquet fire in Minnesota and Wisconsin, according to data from the National Fire Protection Association.
During a bike ride earlier Sunday, Biden gave a similar unfeeling answer when asked about the tragedy.
“We’re looking at it,” he said.
Biden last week declared a major disaster on Maui, pledging that the federal response will ensure that “anyone who’s lost a loved one, or whose home has been damaged or destroyed, is going to get help immediately.”
More over at The New York Post:
Biden slammed for heartless ‘no comment’ response to Maui wildfire, as death toll mounts https://t.co/VizEHHjbVJ pic.twitter.com/G0pXbi9Ji8
— New York Post (@nypost) August 14, 2023