{"id":2005897,"date":"2023-08-19T16:26:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-19T20:26:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maui-residents-blast-biden-for-absence-following-fires-why-are-we-being-ignored\/"},"modified":"2023-08-19T16:26:41","modified_gmt":"2023-08-19T20:26:41","slug":"maui-residents-blast-biden-for-absence-following-fires-why-are-we-being-ignored","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maui-residents-blast-biden-for-absence-following-fires-why-are-we-being-ignored\/","title":{"rendered":"Maui locals slam Biden for neglecting them during fires: &#8216;Why the disregard?&#8217;"},"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%2Fmaui-residents-blast-biden-for-absence-following-fires-why-are-we-being-ignored%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=2005897&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>Maui Residents Slam President\u2064 Biden for Lack of Concern Following Devastating Fires<\/h2>\n<p>Maui residents \u2063are\u200b expressing their frustration with President Joe Biden over \u2063his apparent lack of concern for the island in the aftermath of the devastating fires that\u200d have claimed at\u2064 least\u2064 111 lives. <\/p>\n<p>One resident of Lahaina, a historic town that \u2064was reduced to \u200dash by the\u2063 fires, questioned why the \u200dBiden administration is sending billions of dollars to Ukraine while remaining mostly silent on the tragedy in Maui. She urged Biden to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maui-residents-blast-biden-for-absence-following-fires-why-are-we-being-ignored\/\" title=\"Maui locals slam Biden for neglecting them during fires: 'Why the disregard?'\">prioritize taking care<\/a> of \u200btheir own territory before sending funds elsewhere. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">MAUI FIRE<\/p>\n<p>Lahaina local questions why President Joe \u2063Biden is sending funds to Ukraine while her town \u200chas been destroyed\u200c and is in crisis. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoeBiden?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JoeBiden<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Support the people of Lahaina: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DF9mpNeHT0\">https:\/\/t.co\/DF9mpNeHT0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For all of our work: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/v1EvqUvcTm\">https:\/\/t.co\/v1EvqUvcTm<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/w5xNPsoHtj\">pic.twitter.com\/w5xNPsoHtj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u200d Lincoln Jay (@lincolnmjay) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lincolnmjay\/status\/1692963345832308826?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 19, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Another resident, Ella Sable Tacderan, asked CNN&#8217;s \u200bKaitlan Collins, &#8220;Where&#8217;s the president?&#8221; She expressed her disappointment in\u200d feeling ignored and questioned why Maui, as part of the United States, is being overlooked. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Maui survivor \u200dbreaks down on CNN:\u200b <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Where\u2019s the president?\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5UVyN1O0zC\">pic.twitter.com\/5UVyN1O0zC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u200bCitizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CitizenFreePres\/status\/1692957960194928738?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 19, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>After initially stating that he had &#8220;no comment&#8221; on the wildfires while lounging on \u2064the\u200d beach, President \u200dBiden and the first lady have now announced their visit to the island on\u2064 Monday. The Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator \u200bhas also \u2063ordered a comprehensive approach to addressing the fires. <\/p>\n<p>The death \u200btoll from the wildfires has reached 111, including children, and there are still over 1,000 people missing. The governor has expressed concern that only 40% of the burn area has been searched. Video footage suggests that some fires may have started from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/millions-without-power-in-texas-energy-prices-climb\/\" title=\"Millions Without Power In Texas; Energy Prices Climb\">downed power lines<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1692551179799000&#038;usg=AOvVaw149wVUFucE7CWxRq9-A4I-\">CLICK HERE TO GET\u2063 THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Hawaiian Electric is\u2063 facing scrutiny for allegedly prioritizing the development of\u200b its green energy network over modernizing and repairing its electrical grid.\u2063 The\u2062 state attorney general has called for a\u2063 third-party investigation into the response of state and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/boston-globe-column-ron-desantis-is-white-supremacys-helicopter-parent\/\" title=\"Boston Globe Column: Ron DeSantis Is 'White Supremacy's Helicopter Parent'\">local government agencies<\/a> to the\u200c fires. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maui locals expressed strong criticism towards President Joe Biden in recent media interviews. They highlighted his apparent disregard for the island after the tragic fires, which have already claimed a minimum of 111 lives. A resident from Lahaina, a town reduced to ashes by one of the fires, shared their perspective with an Australian independent media outlet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":324,"featured_media":2005898,"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":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2005897","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"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\/2005897","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\/324"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2005897"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2005897\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2005898"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2005897"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2005897"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2005897"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}