{"id":2008686,"date":"2023-08-22T20:43:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-23T00:43:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-maui-residents-greet-joe-biden-with-middle-fingers-angry-taunts\/"},"modified":"2023-08-22T20:45:04","modified_gmt":"2023-08-23T00:45:04","slug":"watch-maui-residents-greet-joe-biden-with-middle-fingers-angry-taunts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-maui-residents-greet-joe-biden-with-middle-fingers-angry-taunts\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: Maui Locals Express Discontent Towards Joe Biden with Gestures and Verbal Outbursts"},"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\">26<\/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%2Fwatch-maui-residents-greet-joe-biden-with-middle-fingers-angry-taunts%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=2008686&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 Express Anger Towards President Joe\u200d Biden<\/h2>\n<p>Residents of Maui were \u2064left furious by President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/joe-biden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Joe Biden<\/a>&#8216;s visit to their\u2064 island on \u200dMonday. As the president&#8217;s motorcade passed \u2063by,\u2064 locals \u2064greeted him with \u2064a one-finger salute and caustic chants of &#8220;f*** Joe Biden.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Biden&#8217;s\u2062 visit came nearly two weeks after a devastating\u2063 wildfire destroyed the historic \u2063beach \u2062town of\u200d Lahaina. The fire, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-maui-residents-greet-joe-biden-with-middle-fingers-angry-taunts\/\" title=\"VIDEO: Maui Locals Express Discontent Towards Joe Biden with Gestures and Verbal Outbursts\">started amidst strong winds<\/a>, spread rapidly, \u200dleading many residents\u2062 to seek refuge in the \u200cocean. The death toll currently\u200c stands at 115, \u200dwith approximately 800 people still unaccounted for.<\/p>\n<p>While some Maui residents cheered the president&#8217;s motorcade, many \u200cothers expressed their frustration with obscenities, \u200bcriticizing his handling of the tragedy. Videos circulating \u200don social media captured moments of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cuba-sees-biggest-anti-government-protests-in-decades\/\" title=\"Cuba Sees Biggest Anti-Government Protests in Decades\">residents chanting<\/a> &#8220;f*** Joe \u2062Biden&#8221; as the president and first lady walked down a street.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Hawaii is not happy with Joe <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Sp3SARvuML\">pic.twitter.com\/Sp3SARvuML<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ben Whedon (@whedonwins) \u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/whedonwins\/status\/1694001399359815923?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 22, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In another video, a group of residents greeted the president&#8217;s motorcade with middle fingers and more obscenities.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Here he comes after 13 days,&#8221; one \u2063person can be heard saying.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8\u200c Maui residents\u2063 gave Joe Biden a warm welcome to\u2064 Hawaii today.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Here he comes\u200b after 13 days.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;F*CK\u2064 YOU&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yJZgxKxL52\">pic.twitter.com\/yJZgxKxL52<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Benny \u200dJohnson (@bennyjohnson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bennyjohnson\/status\/1693799472118042802?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 22, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>One \u200bresident even displayed a sign in their front yard that read &#8220;Traitor Joe Must Go.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Maui resident has a pointed message for Biden: &#8220;Traitor Joe Must Go!&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/x6ZlBFkDHu\">pic.twitter.com\/x6ZlBFkDHu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kyle Becker (@kylenabecker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kylenabecker\/status\/1694026311168143785?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 22, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>During his visit, President Biden attempted to empathize with the islanders by sharing a personal story of his own\u2064 experience with a house fire. However, his remarks were met \u200bwith criticism as some accused him of\u2064 exaggerating the severity \u200cof the incident.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Biden tells \u2064Maui wildfire \u200cvictims, &#8220;I don&#8217;t want to compare difficulties, but\u2026&#8221; then tells a made-up story about losing his\u2062 house to a fire.<\/p>\n<p>According to\u200c a 2004 AP report, it was &#8220;a small fire&#8230;contained to \u200cthe kitchen&#8221; that &#8220;was under \u200bcontrol in 20\u2062 minutes.&#8221;\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DNY0Tyatg7\">pic.twitter.com\/DNY0Tyatg7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 RNC\u2062 Research (@RNCResearch) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RNCResearch\/status\/1693783865993973931?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 22, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Biden \u200cassured Maui residents that the federal government would provide assistance for as long as necessary. He pledged to rebuild according to the desires of the\u200b people of Maui.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Hawaiian \u2064Electric, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/energy-equity-california-electricity-companies-propose-billing-based-on-income\/\" title=\"Energy 'Equity': California Electricity Companies Propose Billing Based on Income\">main utility provider<\/a> for 95% of the state,\u200d is facing scrutiny \u2064over\u200c its priorities leading up to the fire. Lawsuits have been filed, accusing the \u200bcompany of negligence and knowing that its infrastructure\u200b posed a fire risk. Hawaiian Electric has committed to conducting\u200d its own investigation and cooperating with the Hawaii attorney general&#8217;s office.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maui locals expressed their anger towards President Joe Biden during his visit on Monday. As his motorcade passed by, residents greeted him with offensive gestures and chanted derogatory remarks, including &#8220;f*** Joe Biden.&#8221; The president was there to survey the aftermath of wildfires that had ravaged Lahaina, a popular beach town, triggered by strong winds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":70,"featured_media":2008687,"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-2008686","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\/2008686","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\/70"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2008686"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2008686\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2008687"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2008686"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2008686"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2008686"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}