US President Joe Biden said Tuesday he would travel to Hawaii — scene of the country’s deadliest wildfires in a century — as soon as possible to survey the damage and comfort survivors.<\/p>\n
The 80-year-old Democrat, who was speaking during a visit to a factory in Wisconsin, dedicated the start of his speech to the situation in Hawaii, where at least 99 people have died in the blazes on the island of Maui.<\/p>\n
“My wife Jill and I are going to travel to Hawaii as soon as we can,” Biden said, noting that he did not want to “get in the way” of relief efforts.<\/p>\n
Any presidential trip is a complicated operation in terms of logistics and security, requiring multiple local agencies to cooperate — and potentially taking manpower away from the situation at hand.<\/p>\n
Biden, who quickly declared a “major disaster” in Hawaii, unblocking federal aid funds, said he had spoken multiple times with Hawaii Governor Josh Green.<\/p>\n
“That’s a fancy word of saying whatever you need, you’re going to get,” said Biden, who has been criticized by his Republican opponents for a response they have deemed insufficient.BSS\/AFP<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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