Troy Smith
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre struggled to answer questions from reporters at the White House Press Briefing today. Reporters asked repeated questions about the Maui wildfires, which have reportedly killed 96 people.
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As the fires raged in Hawaii, President Biden sat on the beach in Rehoboth, Delaware on yet another vacation. One reporter called Biden out for vacationing during the emergency, saying, “How does the White House respond to critics who have suggested that the president should not have been vacationing at the beach over the weekend as the Maui crisis became the worst wildfire in a century?”
See a clip of that moment below…
"How does the White House respond to critics who have suggested that the president should not have been vacationing at the beach over the weekend as the Maui crisis became the worst wildfire in a century?"
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) August 14, 2023
KJP: Biden "is certainly deeply concerned about the people in Maui" pic.twitter.com/BOk6Fij4af
One reporter asked Jean-Pierre, “Has President Biden spoken to any family members of wildfire victims or plans to in the future?” Jean-Pierre simply had no answer, replying, “I don’t have any calls to speak to.”
See a clip of that moment below…
"Has President Biden spoken to any family members of wildfire victims or plans to in the future?"
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) August 14, 2023
KARINE JEAN-PIERRE: "I don't have any calls to speak to" pic.twitter.com/qTNSw3KYHF
Jean-Pierre then referred to the fires as a ‘devastating devastation’. See a clip of that moment below…
KARINE JEAN-PIERRE: Wildfires in Hawaii have been "a devastating devastation."pic.twitter.com/81HcntmXTR
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) August 14, 2023
Pathetic!
