{"id":2321378,"date":"2024-08-08T17:16:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-08T21:16:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-observes-maui-wildfires-anniversary-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-08T17:18:41","modified_gmt":"2024-08-08T21:18:41","slug":"biden-observes-maui-wildfires-anniversary-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-observes-maui-wildfires-anniversary-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden observes Maui wildfires anniversary &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">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-observes-maui-wildfires-anniversary-washington-examiner%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=2321378&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--><p>On the one<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-pelosi-allowed-recently-covid-positive-rep-onto-house-floor-to-vote-for-her\/\" title=\"Report: Pelosi allowed recently COVID-positive rep. onto House floor to vote for her\">-year anniversary<\/a> of the devastating Maui wildfires, President Joe Biden\u2064 met with Hawaii Governor Josh Green and Maui County Mayor Richard Bissen. The wildfires resulted\u200d in the\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/obama-chef-death-tafari-campbell-found-dead-near-familys-marthas-vineyard-estate\/\" title=\"Tafari Campbell, Obama&#039;s chef, found dead near family&#039;s Martha&#039;s Vineyard estate.\">tragic \u2062loss<\/a> of 102 lives and the destruction of the\u200c historic town of Lahaina, marking it as the deadliest wildfire in U.S. history. During the conversation, discussions likely centered around recovery efforts and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/infographic-timeline-of-the-durham-investigation\/\" title=\"Infographic: Timeline of the Durham Investigation\">ongoing support<\/a> for the affected communities.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Biden speaks to Hawaii leaders on anniversary of Maui wildfires<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1726392\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Joe Biden\">Joe Biden<\/a> spoke to both Gov. Josh Green (D-HI) and Maui County Mayor Richard Bissen on Thursday, the one-year anniversary of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3110171\/maui-wildfire-anniversairy-housing-complications\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Maui wildfires\">Maui wildfires<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The disaster left 102 people dead and destroyed the historic community of Lahaina, making it the deadliest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/wildfire\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"wildfire\">wildfire<\/a> in U.S. history.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They discussed the Biden-Harris Administration&rsquo;s determination to provide sustained support to impacted communities. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/despite-insistence-by-democrat-politicians-and-medical-elites-empirical-evidence-does-not-conclusively-show-that-masks-reduce-the-spread-of-covid\/\" title=\"Despite Insistence by Democrat Politicians and Medical Elites, Empirical Evidence DOES NOT Conclusively Show that Masks Reduce the Spread of COVID\">governor<\/a> and mayor recognized the extraordinary partnership with the extensive federal team that is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-to-send-1000-additional-military-health-workers-to-six-states-as-omicron-cases-surge\/\" title=\"Biden To Send 1,000 Additional Military Health Workers To Six States As Omicron Cases Surge\">working side<\/a> by side with state and local partners every day,&rdquo; White House spokesman Jeremy Edwards said in a statement. &ldquo;As President Biden made clear when he and first lady Jill Biden visited Maui shortly after the fires subsided, the Biden-Harris Administration will be with the people of Maui every step of the way, no matter how long it takes.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Deanne Criswell plans to join Lahaina community members at a memorial service Thursday night and &ldquo;will read a letter from the President to the people of Maui,&rdquo; according to the White House.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The U.S. has suffered several natural disasters during Biden&rsquo;s term in office, including recent devastation in the southeast caused by Hurricane Debby.<\/p>\n<p>Biden additionally received a briefing Thursday on the latest developments involving Debby, which has been downgraded to a tropical storm as it moves up the East Coast.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1726392\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1726392\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On the one-year anniversary of the Maui wildfires, President Joe Biden held discussions with Governor Josh Green (D-HI) and Maui County Mayor Richard Bissen. The catastrophic event resulted in 102 fatalities and devastated the historic town of Lahaina, marking it as the deadliest wildfire in U.S. history. According to White House spokesperson Jeremy Edwards, they talked about the Biden-Harris Administration&#8217;s commitment to providing ongoing support to affected communities. The governor and mayor acknowledged the remarkable collaboration with federal teams working alongside state and local partners daily. President Biden emphasized during his visit to Maui shortly after the fires that his administration would stand by the people of Maui throughout their recovery journey, regardless of how long it takes. Additionally, Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Deanne Criswell is set to attend a memorial service for Lahaina community members on Thursday night, where she will read a letter from President Biden addressed to them. During his presidency, Biden has faced several natural disasters, including recent damage caused by Hurricane Debby in the southeast; he received an update on Debby&#8217;s status as it was downgraded to a tropical storm while moving up the East Coast<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2645,"featured_media":2321379,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Maui-wildfires.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3620,37134,23907],"class_list":["post-2321378","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-biden","tag-maui","tag-wildfires"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Maui-wildfires.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2321378","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\/2645"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2321378"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2321378\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2321379"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2321378"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2321378"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2321378"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}