{"id":2000461,"date":"2023-08-14T18:52:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-14T22:52:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-praying-for-maui-blaze-victims-white-house-says-amid-backlash-from-earlier-no-comment\/"},"modified":"2023-08-14T18:53:46","modified_gmt":"2023-08-14T22:53:46","slug":"biden-praying-for-maui-blaze-victims-white-house-says-amid-backlash-from-earlier-no-comment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-praying-for-maui-blaze-victims-white-house-says-amid-backlash-from-earlier-no-comment\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden offers prayers for Maui fire victims, White House responds to criticism."},"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\">24<\/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%2Fbiden-praying-for-maui-blaze-victims-white-house-says-amid-backlash-from-earlier-no-comment%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=2000461&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 Prays for Victims of Devastating Wildfires\u200c in Hawaii<\/h2>\n<p>The White\u2063 House announced on\u2062 August\u200c 14 \u2064that President Joe Biden is deeply \u200bconcerned about the victims of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/western-governors-ask-biden-for-more-resources-amid-intense-fast-growing-wildfires\/\" title=\"Western governors ask Biden for more resources amid intense, fast growing wildfires\">devastating wildfires<\/a> \u2064in \u2064Hawaii. \u2063Initially, he had no comment on the matter, but\u200d now he is actively praying for those affected.<\/p>\n<p>The deadly fires erupted on\u200c August 8, \u200djust days after the National\u2064 Weather Service \u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NWSHonolulu\/status\/1687597245741535232\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">issued \u2064a warning<\/a> about the potential for wildfires \u2064due to the combination of Hurricane Dora&#8217;s winds and drought conditions.<\/p>\n<p>This inferno\u2063 ravaged the resort\u2063 town of Lahaina, claiming the lives of at least 96 people and becoming the deadliest\u200b wildfire\u2062 in the \u2062country in over a century.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Related Stories<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/bright\/how-to-adjust-your-travel-plans-for-maui-during-the-wildfires-5464434\">How to Adjust Your Travel Plans for Maui During the\u200d Wildfires<\/a> \u2063- 8\/14\/2023<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/power-companies-accused-in-lawsuit-of-ignoring-warnings-before-maui-wildfires-5464275\">Hawaii Utility Companies Accused \u2064in Lawsuit of Ignoring \u200cWarnings Before Maui Wildfires<\/a> &#8211; \u20648\/14\/2023<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>White House press\u2062 secretary Karine Jean-Pierre \u200cassured\u200c reporters during a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newsom-extends-southern-california-stay-at-home-order-for-at-least-another-three-weeks\/\" title=\"Newsom Extends Southern California Stay-at-Home Order For at Least Another Three Weeks\">press briefing<\/a> that President \u2062Biden and the First Lady are praying for the families who lost their loved ones and for everyone affected by\u200c the wildfires in Maui. She\u200b emphasized that the president \u200bis actively engaged with his team and local officials to ensure a comprehensive response.<\/p>\n<p>However, President Biden&#8217;s initial response of &#8220;no comment&#8221; during a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/yellen-eager-to-work-with-china-on-debt-other-global-challenges\/\" title=\"Yellen \u2018eager\u2019 to work with China on debt, other global challenges\">press\u2062 conference<\/a> in Rehoboth Beach,\u200d Delaware,\u200d where he was spending\u200b the\u200b weekend at his\u2064 beach house, sparked criticism from pundits \u200cand politicians \u2063who\u200d accused him of indifference.<\/p>\n<p>Arizona Republican Kari Lake tweeted, &#8220;One of the most beautiful places\u200b on Earth has \u2063been reduced to \u2062cinders. In \u2063Delaware: \u2064@JoeBiden can&#8217;t be bothered to care. Putting America First means getting this joker out of the White House.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Similarly, Rep. Ronny Jackson (R-Texas), a\u200b former \u200dWhite House\u2063 physician, criticized the president for vacationing while tragedy struck in\u2064 Hawaii. He \u200ctweeted, &#8220;Joe Biden\u2063 couldn&#8217;t be \u2062bothered \u200cto comment on\u200d the horrible tragedy in Hawaii. Too busy\u200d vacationing at the beach. The tragic\u2064 truth is \u200che&#8217;s \u2063not the one running \u2064the country. He has no idea what&#8217;s going on. We \u200cdeserve much better!&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Response Efforts<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Despite the backlash, Karine Jean-Pierre emphasized that the president is deeply concerned about the situation. He has declared a major disaster\u200b in Hawaii and has \u2064been in constant communication\u2064 with\u2063 FEMA Administrator Deanne\u200c Criswell.<\/p>\n<p>Over 300 FEMA employees\u2062 are already on the\u200b ground, providing aid and support\u2064 to those affected. They have distributed water, meals, blankets, \u200dand cots to those in need. Additionally, FEMA has\u2062 activated its \u2063Transitional\u200b Sheltering Assistance program to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-praying-for-maui-blaze-victims-white-house-says-amid-backlash-from-earlier-no-comment\/\" title=\"Biden offers prayers for Maui fire victims, White House responds to criticism.\">temporarily house \u2064displaced residents<\/a> in hotels and motels while they make long-term plans.<\/p>\n<p>Deanne Criswell expressed \u2063the emotional toll\u2064 this severe event \u200dhas taken \u200don the affected individuals, saying, \u2063&#8221;Nothing can prepare you for what I saw during\u2064 my time here. And nothing can prepare them \u200cfor the emotional toll of the impact that this severe event has taken on them.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>As for the financial&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Aug. 14, the White House stated that President Joe Biden is offering prayers for the victims of the destructive wildfires in Hawaii. This comes after his initial response of &#8220;no comment.&#8221; The fires, which started on Aug. 8, followed a warning from the National Weather Service about the potential impact of Hurricane Dora&#8217;s winds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1226,"featured_media":2000462,"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":[543],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2000461","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-epoch-times"],"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\/2000461","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\/1226"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2000461"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000461\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2000462"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2000461"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2000461"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2000461"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}