RENO: President Joe Biden departed for Hawaii on Monday (Aug 21) to view the widespread damage from recent Maui wildfires, meet with survivors and fend off criticism that his government was too slow to respond to the disaster. Biden and First Lady Jill Biden will arrive nearly two weeks after ferociou
By visiting Hawaii, Biden will"experience the complete and utter devastation that this town had experienced," Deanne Criswell, Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator, said Sunday on ABC's This Week.provide a sense of hope and assuranceBiden, who took off from Nevada where he was vacationing, said in a statement that"I know nothing can replace the loss of life. I will do everything in my power to help Maui recover and rebuild from this tragedy.
As a result,"a warm welcome may not be assured for Biden in some circles on Maui," the Honolulu Star-Advertiser newspaper concluded.While search teams have covered 85 per cent of the search zone, the remaining 15 per cent could take weeks, Governor Josh Green said on CBS's Face the Nation. The fire's extreme heat meant it might be impossible to recover some remains.
Presidential visits to major disaster zones, while viewed as almost politically mandatory, can carry risks.
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