President Biden maintained a stoic silence on Sunday when confronted with inquiries about the escalating death toll from the devastating Maui wildfire. The blaze, which stands as the most lethal wildfire in the US in over a century, has claimed the lives of 96 individuals as of late Sunday.
The President’s lack of empathy was evident as he chose not to respond to queries while basking on a beach near his Delaware residence following a few hours spent on Rehoboth beach. Bloomberg journalist Justin Sink recounted the scene on X, the social media platform formerly referred to as Twitter, where he reported, “‘No comment,’ he said before heading home.” Sink, who also shared an image of the 80-year-old Biden leisurely situated with a group in the background, further provided context.
The grim statistics, anticipated to surge as relentless search and rescue efforts persist, have designated this calamity as Hawaii’s most catastrophic natural incident. This harrowing episode also marks the United States’ deadliest wildfire since 1918, when 453 individuals lost their lives in the Cloquet fire spanning Minnesota and Wisconsin. This data originates from the National Fire Protection Association.
On the same Sunday morning, Biden’s reaction during a bicycle ride echoed his earlier detached stance. He stated, “We’re looking at it.”
Nonetheless, the President’s apathetic retorts prompted swift criticism, with some drawing parallels to his response regarding the hazardous spill resulting from a train derailment near East Palestine, Ohio earlier in the year. Monica Crowley, who served as the former US Treasury Department assistant secretary for public affairs during the Trump administration, vented her frustrations on Twitter, declaring, “Biden doesn’t give (expletive removed) about the suffering people of Maui, or the suffering people of East Palestine, Ohio, or the suffering people in border towns, or the suffering people anywhere in America.”
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He prefers to speak in controlled situations and has done so several times since the fire. If you are prone to gaffes, this is not a subject to speak about off the cuff. He quickly declared an emergency allowing FEMA to deploy hundreds of millions of dollars immediately. Anyone who has ever been around Biden knows how empathic he can be in smaller controlled situations but flubs the type of impromptu comments that Trump is so good at.
The heartless issue is ancient. What is paramount here is that Biden is brainless. Even without the compassion or empathy, he should understand that he needs to say something consoling, even if he isn’t using this opportunity to make specific commitments. In politics, that is a requirement. He hasn’t been able to employ that intellect for a long time. He wasn’t prepped by his pet owners to respond to such a question, and was only able to say No Comment. I’m sure the heartless press spokeperson will work hard to express some sort of walk back, reinterpretation, or some other lame excuse.
If he didn’t know what to say .. he should have just blamed trump !!
When In doubt blame trump !
Isn’t that their Moto??
Hawaii is a safe blue state in electoral college, so why would crooked joe biden bother caring about them?
Jen Psaki and Karine Jean-Pierre are 100% correct. President Joe Biden is thee most transparent President in our Nations racist history. Joe never hides or ducks from a reporters questions. When there is a crisis and Americans are dying or are being killed, President Biden shows true leadership……by going to sleep or relaxing on a beach. Chuck Schumer is right. Joe Biden is a natural born leader. In poll after poll, the American taxpayers have loudly proclaimed, they have great confidence in President Biden’s leadership. After 4 terrible racist years where the white Trump destroyed the very fabric of this Nation and never held a single press conference, Joe Biden is a breath of fresh air. We are so fortunate to have a wide open southern border and Joe Biden as the leader of the free world.
Little you know: Agreed….he is “heartless”…..The least he could have done is to have flown out to Hawaii over the weekend on Air Force One, offered a big ALOHA and thrown roles of paper towels to the fire victims at the refugee center.
The majority voted for him. This is who we are stuck with. The question is are Americans going to “wise up”? Another 4 years and there’s not going to be anything left of this country.
If only both of these guys would simply disappear and Americans had some real choices among the talented young leaders on both sides of the aisle. Sadly, our current political system and constitutional constraints appears to make that outcome virtually impossible.
The President has shown his empathy and his leadership on the disaster going on in Maui multiple times in the last week. If you don’t know that , then you probably don’t follow POTUS or White Houses statements.
His administration has been totally involved in declaring it a disaster and getting aid to Maui. He and his VP have made multiple statements expressing their sorrow at the loss of life. The FEMA director is in Maui arranging and organizing the government’s efforts.
This is another ridiculous “gotcha” burger
The rising death toll in Maui is to be expected and will continue since there are hundreds of people who are currently listed as “missing” due to their deaths having not been confirmed.
if he can’t even express sympathy for the victims and their families, without running afoul of his handlers, what can he do? clearly unwilling to go off-script, again, it begs the question of who is actually in charge?
TO THOSE WHO DO NOT UNDERSTAND:
Just the words “NO COMMENT” (Bidens words) Is Enough. No other comments are needed. Those words say everything. No need to defend him.
By the way does anyone know by any chance why the dems are not putting up someone else to run against trump? Is Biden truly the smartest and best they have ?
Mike234 when you get an answer to your question at the end of your paragraph.. then let us all know
Mike234 and Yanky77,
When you can answer why Trump is far ahead of all the other republican candidates , I will answer the question.
Is Trump truly the smartest and best that you have ?
Why would we expect anything better, from a bona fide demented Alzheimer diseased America hating Marxist zombie
Jackk
The obvious answer is YES!!!!
To clarify: the smartest, NOT:
BUT: The bravest and very liked by millions of Americans. Not by force. Just the fact. Millions on Americans like his policies and we’re happy with him as president. Upset by his stupidity many times, yes. But still overall very happy. And a lover of Israel and Yidden. Only blind people can deny any of the above. Blinded by bitter hatred.
Don’t stupidly tell me that Biden is the smartest and best democrat worthy of being president. We all know the real truth. But why he he not being replaced? I have the answer btw.
They should vote for communism
Last Thursday he declared an emergency and spoke directly to the people effected that they would immediately begin receiving assistance. The FEMA director was dispatched there. His answer “we’re working on it” was to a question as to when he would be visiting the scene.
I haven’t heard any comments about it from that humble caring leading Republican candidate come to think of it. He’s busy lying about the crowd size in Iowa.
Looks like he tore kria in the headline pic
Vyidom Joe
At this point Biden proved with his vicious treatment of his FOUR YEAR OLD granddaughter how decent he really is. Until forced by liberal commentators, and their disgust, to acknowledge her he cruelly denied her very existence.
Ukraine comes before Hawai or east palestine Ohio
As you can see leaders of both parties went into the war zone
Billions are to be made
This is all they care about as far as the suffering
Biden said it all
No Comment
AKA president heartless
Mike234,
Obviously Biden is the Best.
He is loved by millions of Americans and we love him and his policies.
He has the experience and character.
He has quietly done great things that you will never acknowledge.
He has the foreign relationships and a tremendous administration.
You can disagree but don’t think that only you ” know ” the truth.
I have yet to find even one Dem who loves Biden. You are the first. But I do apréciate you’re giving me a lesson in how imagination can turn everything from bad to good. So you’re saying that there is no replacement for Biden because he is the best? And you are saying the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth?
Please don’t confuse me with the facts? Huh?
It’s not heartless.
He is senile.
Why are people forgetting that?
He forgot the topic.