Biden Compares Devastating Maui Blaze To Minor Kitchen Fire In His House, Cracks a Joke, Then Takes a Nap
Joe Biden didn’t seem to want to be in Maui on Monday. He seemed to want to continue his vacation rather than do his job. The pressure to show up was too strong for him to resist and he made an appearance. It was not a reassuring one for those who lost their children. He was oblivious and awful.
Once again, he had no idea where he was.
President Joe Biden appears to forget where he is while speaking in Maui.
— KUSI News (@KUSINews) August 21, 2023
You can hear Hawaii Senator Brian Schatz suggest Biden take a sip of water before leaving the podium. pic.twitter.com/wKRJSsgSPT
The wildfire that struck on August 8th, almost a fortnight before Biden bothered to appear, killed hundreds of people and destroyed over 2000 homes, with close to 1000 people still unaccounted for.
Yet during his speech, Biden attempted to make it all about him.
“I don’t want to compare difficulties,” he said, adding “but we have a little sense, Jill and I, of what it’s like to lose a home.”
“A sunny Sunday, and lightning struck at home on a little lake that’s outside of our home, not a lake a big pond. And hit a wire that came up underneath our home that hit the heating duct, an air conditioning duct,” Biden continued.
He then made a joke.
Yeah, really. He made a fucking joke.
“To make a long story short, I almost lost my wife, my ’67 Corvette, and my cat,” Biden said.
He continued, “All kidding aside, I watched the firefighters, the way they responded… they ran into the flames, saved my wife, saved my family. No joke.”
Biden was referring to a small kitchen fire in 2004 that was gotten under control in minutes.
Biden tells Maui wildfire victims, "I don't want to compare difficulties, but..." then tells a made up story about losing his house to a fire.
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) August 22, 2023
According to a 2004 AP report, it was “a small fire...contained to the kitchen” that “was under control in 20 minutes.” pic.twitter.com/DNY0Tyatg7
Biden says to the Mayor of Maui County: "You look like you played defensive tackle for, I don't know who, but somebody good" and then says the wildfires are a "national travedy." pic.twitter.com/ZbQDx5ZW3i
— Greg Price (@greg_price11) August 21, 2023
Biden jokes about how hot the ground is while touring wildfire damage in Maui pic.twitter.com/lY18UQ36fP
— Greg Price (@greg_price11) August 21, 2023
Biden spokesperson Olivia Dalton says Biden will "make sure that he communicates to [Maui residents] that not only have we been there since day one, has he been there since day one..." 🤔 pic.twitter.com/NgK2quOhxf
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) August 21, 2023
Maui residents are lining the road amid Biden's visit — with signs saying "he's too late," "he should've been here much earlier," and "actions speak louder than words." pic.twitter.com/Qnu6j3ogTt
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) August 21, 2023
NEW: Maui residents prepare for President Biden's arrival: pic.twitter.com/tJo14eXkwP
— Tony Kinnett (@TheTonus) August 21, 2023
How can anyone support this dirty rat? #fjb
— The Dystopia Daily (@dystopiadaily76) August 22, 2023
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