{"id":2012359,"date":"2023-08-25T17:30:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-25T21:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-says-biden-didnt-hear-hawaii-wildfire-question-when-he-said-no-comment\/"},"modified":"2023-08-25T17:32:01","modified_gmt":"2023-08-25T21:32:01","slug":"white-house-says-biden-didnt-hear-hawaii-wildfire-question-when-he-said-no-comment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-says-biden-didnt-hear-hawaii-wildfire-question-when-he-said-no-comment\/","title":{"rendered":"White House: Biden Unaware of Hawaii Wildfire Question During &#8216;No Comment&#8217; Response"},"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%2Fwhite-house-says-biden-didnt-hear-hawaii-wildfire-question-when-he-said-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=2012359&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 Faces Criticism for &#8220;No Comment&#8221; Response to Hawaii Wildfires<\/h2>\n<p>President Joe\u2064 Biden faced widespread criticism, particularly from Republicans, after responding &#8220;no \u2063comment&#8221; to a question about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-to-show-lockdowns-are-killing-more-people-than-the-virus\/\" title=\"How To Show Lockdowns Are Killing More People Than The Virus\">rising death toll<\/a> in Hawaii&#8217;s devastating wildfires. However, the White House later clarified that the president had not heard the question before giving\u200c his response.<\/p>\n<p>The deputy White House \u200cpress secretary, Olivia Dalton, explained that President Biden&#8217;s &#8220;no comment&#8221; was not in reference to \u200dthe Hawaii \u2063wildfires, as initially reported by The New York Times.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;He didn&#8217;t\u2064 hear the\u2064 question,&#8221; Ms. Dalton stated. &#8220;He absolutely didn&#8217;t say &#8216;no comment&#8217; in relation to Maui. And in fact, he had\u2064 already spoken to the nation\u2063 about Maui at that point, in addition to being in daily contact with senior staff, FEMA, and state officials as he marshaled a whole-of-government response to the fires.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Hawaiian wildfires, which began on August \u200c8, are believed to be the deadliest in the United States in over a century. With a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-says-biden-didnt-hear-hawaii-wildfire-question-when-he-said-no-comment\/\" title=\"White House: Biden Unaware of Hawaii Wildfire Question During 'No Comment' Response\">death toll surpassing 110<\/a> and approximately \u200b1,000 people still missing, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-starts-evacuating-american-citizens-from-sudan\/\" title=\"U.S. Starts Evacuating American Citizens From Sudan\">situation remains dire<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>On August 21, President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden visited \u2064Maui to\u200c assess \u200cthe damage and meet with survivors and first\u200c responders. During his visit, President Biden made a comparison between the Maui fires and a kitchen fire he experienced 15 years ago, which drew \u200cfurther criticism.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t want \u200bto \u200dcompare difficulties, but\u2063 we have a \u2062little \u200csense, Jill and I, of what it&#8217;s like to lose a home,&#8221; President Biden said, recounting his personal \u200dexperience. &#8220;To make a\u200d long\u200d story short, I almost lost my wife, my &#8217;67 Corvette, and my cat.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>These <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jewish-democrats-slam-amnesty-for-wanting-to-end-jewish-state\/\" title=\"Jewish Democrats Slam Amnesty for Wanting to End Jewish State\">comments sparked outrage<\/a>, with Leslie Santos, a retired university administrator and native of Maui, expressing her offense at the comparison. &#8220;I&#8217;m not sure how anyone could compare the &#8216;almost loss&#8217; \u2062of a Corvette to the \u2063loss of life, possessions, and livelihoods.\u2063 I am offended,&#8221; she\u200c told the Daily Signal.<\/p>\n<p>Republican presidential candidate and Florida governor, Ron DeSantis, \u2063also \u2064criticized President Biden&#8217;s \u2063initial silence about\u200b the disaster, \u2064stating, &#8220;Biden was on the beach while those people were \u2064suffering; he was asked \u2064about it, and he said, &#8216;No comment.&#8217; Are\u2063 you\u2062 kidding me?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The response efforts of the Biden administration have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-obama-ethics-chief-says-biden-should-address-conflict-of-interest-with-brother\/\" title=\"Former Obama Ethics Chief Says Biden Should Address Conflict of Interest with Brother\">faced scrutiny<\/a>, with some communities in Hawaii questioning the efficacy of the measures taken. Despite this, the White House has defended its response and provided millions of dollars in assistance.<\/p>\n<h3>Related Stories<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/republicans-call-for-sba-accountability-on-disaster-response-to-maui-fires-5480105\">Republicans \u200dCall for SBA\u200d Accountability on \u2062Disaster Response \u200cto Maui Fires<\/a> &#8211; 8\/24\/2023<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/maui-county-sues-public-utility-and-its-affiliates-over-deadly-wildfires-5480834\">Maui County\u200c Sues \u2064Public Utility and Its\u2062 Affiliates Over Deadly Wildfires<\/a> &#8211; 8\/25\/2023<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Joe Biden faced backlash for his &#8220;no comment&#8221; response to inquiries about the increasing death toll in Hawaii&#8217;s recent wildfires. Republicans criticized him for insensitivity. 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