The 80-year-old Democrat, during a visit to a factory in the northern state of Wisconsin, dedicated the beginning of his speech to these deadliest fires in more than a century in the country, in which at least 99 people lost their lives.
US President Joe Biden vowed today to go to Hawaii “as soon as possible” as the archipelago continues to battle deadly wildfires.
The 80-year-old Democrat, during a visit to a factory in the northern state of Wisconsin, dedicated the beginning of his speech to these deadliest fires in more than a century in the country, in which at least 99 people lost their lives.
“My wife Jill (Biden) and I will be going to Hawaii as soon as possible,” he said, clarifying, “I want to make sure we don’t disrupt relief operations.”
A presidential trip is a complex logistical and security affair that requires a lot of local resources.
Biden said he spoke repeatedly with the state’s governor, Josh Green, and recalled that he immediately signed an executive order declaring the area a state of natural disaster.
“It’s a convoluted way of saying whatever you need, you’ll get,” in terms of emergency federal aid, he said.
Joe Biden was criticized by the Republican opposition for his response, which was considered inadequate, even indifferent, in the face of this great disaster.
The US president quickly mobilized federal resources and then addressed the fires at the start of a speech last Thursday in Salt Lake City, Utah.
He had not spoken publicly since, especially when the grim toll worsened dramatically over the weekend.
Source :Skai
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