{"id":2001663,"date":"2023-08-15T18:17:05","date_gmt":"2023-08-15T22:17:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-breaks-silence-on-maui-fires-vows-to-visit-as-death-toll-climbs\/"},"modified":"2023-08-15T18:19:44","modified_gmt":"2023-08-15T22:19:44","slug":"biden-breaks-silence-on-maui-fires-vows-to-visit-as-death-toll-climbs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-breaks-silence-on-maui-fires-vows-to-visit-as-death-toll-climbs\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden speaks up on Maui fires, promises visit as death toll rises."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><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-breaks-silence-on-maui-fires-vows-to-visit-as-death-toll-climbs%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=2001663&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>President Biden Promises to Visit Maui Wildfires<\/h2>\n<p>President Joe Biden broke his silence on\u2062 the deadly Maui wildfires on Aug. 15, promising that he and first lady Jill Biden \u2064would visit the site as soon \u2064as they could.<\/p>\n<p>While delivering remarks\u2063 at a clean energy\u200c plant in Milwaukee, the president first\u200c took a moment to address the crisis in\u200b Hawaii, noting that he had spoken with Hawaii Gov. \u200dJosh Green on the flight to Wisconsin.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy wife, Jill, and I are going to travel to Hawaii as soon as we can\u2014that\u2019s what I\u2019ve been talking to the governor \u2063about,\u201d\u200b he said. \u201cI don\u2019t want to get in the \u2062way; I\u2019ve been to too\u200d many disaster\u200c areas. But I want to go, make\u2062 sure we\u2019ve \u2064got everything they need. Want\u200b to be sure we\u200d don\u2019t disrupt \u200cthe ongoing\u2063 recovery \u200befforts.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Related Stories<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/flotilla-of-volunteers-step-up-to-deliver-vital-supplies-to-victims-of-maui-wildfires-5467176\">Flotilla of Volunteers Steps Up to Deliver Vital Supplies to Victims of Maui Wildfires<\/a> &#8211; \u20628\/15\/2023<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/biden-praying-for-maui-blaze-victims-white-house-says-amid-backlash-from-earlier-no-comment-5465187\">Biden \u2018Praying\u2019 for Maui Blaze Victims, \u2062White House Says\u2014Amid Backlash From Earlier \u2018No Comment\u2019<\/a> &#8211; 8\/14\/2023<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The fires\u2064 broke out on\u200d Aug. 8 as the high winds from nearby Hurricane Dora combined with local drought conditions to \u2064create \u2064the perfect \u2062environment for dangerous wildfires.<\/p>\n<p>The devastation\u200c was great in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maui-wildfire-death-toll-hits-80-as-questions-raised-over-warnings\/\" title=\"Maui wildfire claims 80 lives, concerns arise about warnings.\">historic resort town<\/a>\u200b of Lahaina, where the conflagration reduced\u200d entire blocks of buildings \u2064to ash. The \u200cdisaster is now the nation\u2019s deadliest wildfire in more than a century, \u2063having claimed the lives of at least 99 people.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve spoken \u2064to Gov. Josh Green multiple times and reassured him the state will have everything it needs \u200cfrom the\u2064 federal government,\u201d President Biden said, noting that he\u200c had quickly approved the governor\u2019s request \u200dfor a major disaster declaration.<\/p>\n<p>He also said he had been in contact with Federal Emergency Management\u2064 Agency (FEMA) Administrator \u200dDeanne Criswell to discuss the ongoing federal response efforts.<\/p>\n<p>To date, FEMA has provided affected residents \u200bwith 50,000 meals, \u200d75,000 liters of\u200b water, 10,000 blankets, 500 beds, and other supplies. The\u200d agency has also authorized one-time payments of $700 per household to those impacted, and\u200c activated its Transitional Sheltering Assistance program to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-breaks-silence-on-maui-fires-vows-to-visit-as-death-toll-climbs\/\" title=\"Biden speaks up on Maui fires, promises visit as death toll rises.\">temporarily house \u2064displaced families<\/a> in \u2063approved \u2062hotels and motels.<\/p>\n<p>Pledging to continue to coordinate \u200cwith local officials, the president added\u2064 that his \u201cthoughts and prayers\u201d were with the people of Hawaii.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut not just our prayers. Every asset, every asset they need will be there for them. And we will be there in Maui as long as it takes. As long as it \u2064takes\u2014I mean that sincerely.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Criticism for Response<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>President Biden\u2019s comments \u200dcame a day after he \u200cdrew criticism\u200b for telling \u200dreporters he had \u201cno\u200c comment\u201d on the rising death toll from the\u2062 disaster.<\/p>\n<p>Conservative\u2062 pundits and politicians slammed his lack of \u200dresponse and the fact that he spent the\u200c weekend vacationing on the beach in Delaware instead of visiting with Hawaiians who were suffering.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJoe Biden couldn\u2019t be bothered to comment on \u200dthe horrible tragedy in Hawaii. Too busy vacationing at the beach,\u201d wrote Rep. Ronny Jackson\u200d (R-Texas), a former \u200dWhite House \u200dphysician,\u2062 in an <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RonnyJacksonTX\/status\/1691102308338143232\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">X post<\/a>. \u201cThe tragic truth is he\u2019s not the one running the country.\u2062 He\u200d has no idea what\u2019s going \u2064on. We deserve much better!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hours later, White House press \u2064secretary Karine Jean-Pierre responded to the criticism by assuring reporters that President Biden was \u201cdeeply \u2064concerned about the people in\u200d Maui\u201d and that he was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/biden-praying-for-maui-blaze-victims-white-house-says-amid-backlash-from-earlier-no-comment-5465187\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">praying for them<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Noting the \u2063president\u2019s disaster declaration and the continuing response\u2063 efforts, she\u200c added, \u201cThere&#8217;s more than a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-signs-executive-order-to-boost-competition-in-economy\/\" title=\"Biden signs executive order to boost competition in economy\">dozen federal agencies<\/a> that are dealing with this issue right now \u2026 and it is a devastating sight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At the time, Ms. Jean-Pierre \u200dsaid the\u200c president \u2063had not scheduled a visit to\u200b the area<\/p>\n<h2><strong>\u2018Bidenomics\u2019<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The president made the trip to Wisconsin, a battleground state, \u200bto\u200c talk\u200d up\u2062 his economic policies\u2014which have \u200bbeen dubbed \u201cBidenomics\u201d\u2014as he vies for reelection next year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGuess what, \u200bfolks? \u2026 It\u2019s working,\u201d he said of his plan, noting recent drops in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/business\/us-annual-inflation-slows-to-lowest-level-since-march-2021-post-5391972\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">inflation<\/a> and the unemployment rate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt the same time, the pay for low-wage workers\u2064 has grown \u2062at the fastest rate \u2064in two decades,\u201d he stated. \u201cWages are growing faster than inflation. Folks, that\u2019s\u200c Bidenomics.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But critics were quick to point out that food prices and overall inflation have increased since \u2063President\u2063 Biden took office in Jan<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Joe Biden addressed the Maui wildfires, pledging to visit the site with first lady Jill Biden. 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