{"id":2008266,"date":"2023-08-22T15:17:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-22T19:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-compares-deadly-maui-fires-to-almost-losing-his-corvette\/"},"modified":"2023-08-22T15:18:28","modified_gmt":"2023-08-22T19:18:28","slug":"biden-compares-deadly-maui-fires-to-almost-losing-his-corvette","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-compares-deadly-maui-fires-to-almost-losing-his-corvette\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden likens Maui fires to near Corvette loss."},"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\">16<\/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-compares-deadly-maui-fires-to-almost-losing-his-corvette%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=2008266&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--><div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">BIDEN\u2064 US President Joe Biden speaks \u2063during a community engagement event at the Lahaina Civic Center in Lahaina, Hawaii on August 21, 2023. (Photo \u2063by Mandel NGAN \/ AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN\/AFP via Getty Images) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>OAN\u2019s <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/abril-elfi\" target=\"_blank\">Abril \u2062Elfi<\/a><br \/>12:16 PM \u2013\u200d Tuesday, August 22, 2023<\/p>\n<p>President Joe Biden is under fire \u200dafter making a \u201cjoke\u201d and comparing\u200b one of the deadliest United States Wildfire tragedies to almost \u2064losing \u2064his \u2062corvette and his cat. <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px;  text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>On\u2064 Monday, the\u2063 46<sup>th<\/sup> president and the first lady traveled to the \u200bmost affected areas of Maui and met with local and community officials. They \u2063appeared in a news conference in Maui speaking about the tragic wildfires where Biden compared the \u2062tragedy to\u200b one time where he almost lost his car.  <\/p>\n<p>During his speech at the conference,\u2064 the president said he knew how it felt to lose a home. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t want to \u200dcompare difficulties but we have a little sense, Jill and I,\u2063 of what it\u2019s like to\u2064 lose\u2064 a home,\u201d he said. \u200d\u201cYears ago now, 15 years ago, I was in Washington\u200d doing <em>Meet the Press<\/em>. It was a sunny Sunday.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cLightning \u2064struck at home, \u200con\u200d a \u200blittle lake\u200b that\u2019s outside of \u2064our home\u2014not a lake, a big pond,\u2014and hit a wire that came up underneath \u200dour home into\u2064 the \u2062heating\u2062 ducts and air\u200c conditioning ducts,\u201d he added. \u201cTo\u200d make a\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-survival-guide-for-conservatives-during-the-biden-years\/\" title=\"A Survival Guide for Conservatives During the Biden Years\">long story short<\/a>, \u2062I almost lost my wife, my \u201967 Corvette, and my cat.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201cI almost lost \u2063my wife,\u200c my 67 corvette, \u2062my cat.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Joe Biden feels the \u200bpain of Lahaina talking about \u2062his kitchen fire.<br \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xIeeRNJBj9\">pic.twitter.com\/xIeeRNJBj9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Will \u2062Cain (@willcain) \u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/willcain\/status\/1693792869637582865?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 22,\u200c 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>  <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The president was accused of being insensitive to the\u200b tragedy in\u2064 Maui\u2063 by many who did not understand the comparison.  <\/p>\n<p>Biden was also seen joking about how hot \u2063the ground\u200c was to \u2062a \u200bfirefighter. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cYou guys catch the boots \u2064out here? \u200dThat\u2019s \u200ba \u2063hot \u200bground, man,\u201d he joked.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">JUST\u200b IN: President Biden jokes about how hot the ground is in \u200bMaui after a fire ripped through, killing hundreds.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou \u200cguys catch the boots out here?\u2063 That\u2019s a hot ground, man,\u201d he joked.<\/p>\n<p>Despite media\u200d reports of roughly \u2064100 deaths from the fires, locals\u2062 estimate that at least\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mRlVuN9kns\">pic.twitter.com\/mRlVuN9kns<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Collin \u200bRugg (@CollinRugg) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CollinRugg\/status\/1693757818816664060?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August \u206421, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>  <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>So far, the devastating fire killed an estimated \u200b480 individuals. Over 800 people are still missing. <\/p>\n<p>Governor Josh\u200b Green (D-Hawaii)\u2064 stated on Sunday \u200dthat\u200d the majority of people\u200b missing are most\u2062 likely children.<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive breaking\u2063 news blasts directly to your inbox for free. Subscribe\u2064 here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong>Joe Biden jets off to Hawaii, \u2064Trump pays $200,000 in Fulton County and Fat Bottomed Girls get\u2062 blacklisted.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong>Trump spokeswoman Liz Harrington \u2064suggests the\u200c timing of the latest indictment of Donald Trump reeks of collusion.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong>The death\u2064 toll\u2064 from the Maui wildfires continues to rise, with at least \u200b111 confirmed fatalities as of Friday while nearly 1,000 others remain missing.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong>Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen signs the Opportunity Scholarship Act, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-bond-set-at-200k-in-georgia-election-case\/\" title=\"Trump's bond in the Georgia election case is set at 0K.\">commits\u200d  million dollars<\/a> in tax\u200d credits to children across the state.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong>(Reuters) \u2013 International Business Machines has agreed to sell its weather business to private equity firm Francisco Partners for an undisclosed sum,\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong>By Akash Sriram and Brenda Goh (Reuters) -China\u2019s Baidu Inc beat second-quarter revenue \u200destimates on Tuesday, helped \u200bby\u2064 a post-pandemic recovery in\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong>BRUSSELS (Reuters) \u2013 EU antitrust\u2064 regulators \u2062will examine whether Microsoft\u2019s proposal \u2063to sell its non-EU cloud \u200dstreaming rights to Ubisoft Entertainment in\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong>By Katie Paul NEW YORK (Reuters)\u200b \u2013\u2062 Facebook parent company Meta\u200b Platforms on Tuesday released\u200b an AI model capable of translating and\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Joe Biden faces criticism for a controversial remark made during a community engagement event in Lahaina, Hawaii on August 21, 2023.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2196,"featured_media":2008267,"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":[542],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2008266","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-oann"],"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\/2008266","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\/2196"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2008266"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2008266\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2008267"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2008266"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2008266"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2008266"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}