{"id":2000244,"date":"2023-08-14T16:15:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-14T20:15:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-defends-bidens-vacation-amid-hawaii-disaster\/"},"modified":"2023-08-14T16:15:49","modified_gmt":"2023-08-14T20:15:49","slug":"white-house-defends-bidens-vacation-amid-hawaii-disaster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-defends-bidens-vacation-amid-hawaii-disaster\/","title":{"rendered":"White House stands by Biden&#8217;s vacation during Hawaii crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwhite-house-defends-bidens-vacation-amid-hawaii-disaster%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2000244&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The White House Defends President Biden&#8217;s\u2063 Vacation Amid Hawaii Wildfire Disaster<\/h2>\n<p>The White House has come \u2062under scrutiny for President\u200b Joe Biden&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-defends-bidens-vacation-amid-hawaii-disaster\/\" title=\"White House stands by Biden's vacation during Hawaii crisis\">recent vacation plans<\/a> while wildfires continue to ravage Hawaii. Despite the criticism, the administration has \u200cdefended the president&#8217;s \u200bactions, emphasizing their commitment\u200d to addressing the crisis.<\/p>\n<p>Over the\u2064 weekend, Biden enjoyed some time off at Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, \u2062following\u2064 a weeklong vacation. This Friday, he is scheduled to head to Lake Tahoe for a \u200dsix-day stay. Meanwhile, the death toll from the Hawaii wildfires has\u200c tragically risen to 93.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Press Secretary Responds to Critics<\/h3>\n<p>A \u2063reporter questioned press secretary Karine \u200bJean-Pierre about the president&#8217;s decision to vacation while the Maui crisis unfolded. In response, Jean-Pierre acknowledged the concerns but \u200bhighlighted \u2063the administration&#8217;s comprehensive\u200c response to \u200bthe disaster.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The president and the first lady have expressed \u200btheir condolences and are committed\u2064 to a whole-of-government approach,&#8221; Jean-Pierre \u200dstated. &#8220;We will continue to \u200bsupport the government of Hawaii and the people \u2063of Maui for as long as necessary.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Although Biden does not have plans to visit Hawaii personally, Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Deanne Criswell provided updates during Monday&#8217;s White House news briefing.<\/p>\n<p>Comparisons have been \u200cdrawn to former President George W. Bush&#8217;s response to Hurricane Katrina in 2005, where he initially remained on vacation before touring New Orleans.\u2064 Some critics have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/its-time-for-the-people-of-new-york-to-determine-andrew-cuomos-fate\/\" title=\"It\u2019s Time For The People Of New York To Determine Andrew Cuomo\u2019s Fate\">made similar accusations<\/a> against Biden.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Response to Criticism<\/h3>\n<p>Republican National Committee spokesman Jake Schneider criticized Biden&#8217;s absence during the wildfire crisis, stating, &#8220;Joe Biden couldn&#8217;t be bothered to comment on the \u200bdeadliest wildfire in U.S. history \u2014 he was at the beach.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>However, the White \u200dHouse defended Biden&#8217;s commitment\u200d to addressing \u200cthe situation, highlighting the involvement of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-whitmer-media-caught-in-another-lie-anarchist-arrested-for-plot-to-kidnap-and-kill-whitmer-hates-president-trump-trump-is-a-tyrant-video\/\" title=\"Gov. Whitmer, Media Caught in Another Lie - Anarchist Arrested For Plot to Kidnap and Kill Whitmer Hates President Trump, 'Trump is a Tyrant' (VIDEO)\">federal agencies<\/a>, firefighters, and\u200d first responders.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>When pressed further by the reporter, Jean-Pierre pointed to reports showing that Biden has been actively engaged in conversations with officials\u200c regarding the wildfires.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A dozen agencies and hundreds of FEMA personnel are on the ground, providing assistance and support,&#8221; Jean-Pierre explained. &#8220;That&#8217;s what \u2064truly matters.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Despite the ongoing controversy, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-exploits-gas-pains-to-push-clean-energy-agenda\/\" title=\"Biden Exploits Gas Pains To Push Clean Energy Agenda\">administration remains focused<\/a> on coordinating efforts to combat the Hawaii wildfire disaster.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\">Click here<\/a> \u2062 to read more from The Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The White House defended President Biden&#8217;s vacation amidst the Hawaii wildfire crisis. After a weeklong vacation in Delaware, he spent the weekend in Rehoboth Beach and plans to stay in Lake Tahoe for six days. Meanwhile, the death toll from Hawaii&#8217;s wildfires continues to rise.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2000245,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2000244","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000244","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2000244"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000244\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2000245"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2000244"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2000244"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2000244"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}