Trump: Biden’s response to Maui fires ‘disgraceful’

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Former President Trump blasted President Biden’s response to the Maui wildfires as “disgraceful” in a video message posted Monday evening.

“When asked about it today, as he was getting into a car, perhaps coming home from the beach, where he has been spending a great deal of time, Crooked Joe Biden, the most incompetent president in the history of our country, with a laugh and a smile said he had no comment on the death and the tragedy,” Trump said in a video message.

 

“To say no comment is oftentimes fine, but to be smiling when you say it, especially again such a tragedy as this, is absolutely horrible and unacceptable,” he continued. “It is a disgraceful thing that Joe Biden refuses to help or comment on the tragedy in Maui, just as he refused to help or comment on the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio for a very, very long time.”

The White House faced criticism Monday over Biden being on vacation and offering a “no comment” this weekend during the devastating fires in Maui — which have caused nearly 100 deaths so far. The White House pushed back on the criticism on Monday, with press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre pointing to Biden’s interactions with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) as evidence of him responding to the wildfires.

 

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[bamnutsak]

Sleepy Joe needs to get his paper-towel throwing arm in shape.

 

AFAIK, POTUS responded last week within an hour or so offering any/all necessary assistance.

 

Local Hawaii officials have expressed their appreciation for all that Biden has been able to muster.

 

I need to see the videotape of the question and answer, and understand the context, before I can dial up my outrage. Were several people yelling questions at the same time? 

 

From August 9, 2023

 

Statement from President Joe Biden on the Wildfires in Hawaii

 

Jill and I send our deepest condolences to the families of those who lost loved ones in the wildfires in Maui, and our prayers are with those who have seen their homes, businesses, and communities destroyed. We are grateful to the brave firefighters and first responders who continue to run toward danger, putting themselves in harm’s way to save lives.

 

I have ordered all available Federal assets on the Islands to help with response. The Hawaiian National Guard has mobilized Chinook Helicopters to help with fire suppression and search and rescue on the Island of Maui. The U.S. Coast Guard and Navy Third Fleets are supporting response and rescue efforts. The Army is providing Black Hawk Helicopters to fight the fires on the Big Island.  The Department of Transportation is working with commercial airlines to evacuate tourists from Maui, and the Department of the Interior and the United States Department of Agriculture stand ready to support post fire recovery efforts. 

 

I urge all residents to continue to follow evacuation orders, listen to the instructions of first responders and officials, and stay alert.

 

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/08/09/statement-from-president-joe-biden-on-the-wildfires-in-hawaii/

[Tug]

Trumps full of it as usual meanwhile in the real world our president has pulled out all that the feds have to help.as chuckle chuckle the one shouting disgrace is himself just indicted on 10 more counts all fraud related you can’t make this stuff up!yeiks!

[Berkshire]

And what would Trump do differently?  Nothing.  If anything, he'd do much less and criticize the state for being Democrats. 

[ballpoint]

Given which recent president was born there, I'm surprised Trump even acknowledges Hawaii is part of the US.

[heybruce]

No surprise here:  The Hawaii fires are in the news so Trump had to find a way to get his name into the story.  The man's ego won't allow him to shut-up, no matter how much he should.

[Foxx]

1 hour ago, ballpoint said:

Given which recent president was born there, I'm surprised Trump even acknowledges Hawaii is part of the US.

But I thought Trump doesn't believe Obama was born in Hawaii.

[Tom Parkinson]

Is this the same Donald Trump who as US President delayed $20 billion of federal aid to Puerto Rico after thousands of people died in Hurricane Maria in 2017?

[rudi49jr]

3 hours ago, bamnutsak said:

Sleepy Joe needs to get his paper-towel throwing arm in shape.

 

AFAIK, POTUS responded last week within an hour or so offering any/all necessary assistance.

 

Local Hawaii officials have expressed their appreciation for all that Biden has been able to muster.

 

I need to see the videotape of the question and answer, and understand the context, before I can dial up my outrage. Were several people yelling questions at the same time? 

 

From August 9, 2023

 

Statement from President Joe Biden on the Wildfires in Hawaii

 

Jill and I send our deepest condolences to the families of those who lost loved ones in the wildfires in Maui, and our prayers are with those who have seen their homes, businesses, and communities destroyed. We are grateful to the brave firefighters and first responders who continue to run toward danger, putting themselves in harm’s way to save lives.

 

I have ordered all available Federal assets on the Islands to help with response. The Hawaiian National Guard has mobilized Chinook Helicopters to help with fire suppression and search and rescue on the Island of Maui. The U.S. Coast Guard and Navy Third Fleets are supporting response and rescue efforts. The Army is providing Black Hawk Helicopters to fight the fires on the Big Island.  The Department of Transportation is working with commercial airlines to evacuate tourists from Maui, and the Department of the Interior and the United States Department of Agriculture stand ready to support post fire recovery efforts. 

 

I urge all residents to continue to follow evacuation orders, listen to the instructions of first responders and officials, and stay alert.

 

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/08/09/statement-from-president-joe-biden-on-the-wildfires-in-hawaii/

Trump has never let facts get in the way of one of his rants. Just read the garbage he puts out on truth social. And before he opened his big mouth, maybe he should have considered his own “stellar performance” (sarcasm alert) in handling the covid crisis, which most likely caused hundreds of thousands of unnecessary deaths.

[jchfriis]

Why do this sorry excuse of a human being get all this attention? Is it because as a Madison Avenue executive once said: Never underestimate the poor taste of the american public.

[JonnyF]

Give him a break, Joe has other things occupying his time like Hunter, his lovely, sweet but often misunderstood son and associated business deals that had absolutely nothing to do with Joe being POTUS.

 

Jeez, he can’t comment on everything.

[metisdead]

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[HappyExpat57]

He may soon be sending his rants from a jail in Georgia . . .

[mamypoko]

Terrible fire in Pleasure....I mean Paradise...I mean Lahaina...can I get a diet coke???

[Jingthing]

5 hours ago, Berkshire said:

And what would Trump do differently?  Nothing.  If anything, he'd do much less and criticize the state for being Democrats. 

To Trump Hawaii is Puerto Rico in the Pacific plus Obama's home state.

[jcmj]

Of course he loves to bring up the blame game, but bringing up Covid and how it was handled is a far stretch. We’re still waiting to see the outcome of all those so called “vaccines “ that are being well hidden from the mainstream media. I’m sure there will be lawsuit commercials galore in the next few years. 
I guess we’ll just keep playing the tit for tat games in the meantime till we get a decent president that isn’t knocking on deaths door. 

[mrfill]

How would trump deal with disasters?

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/apr/22/hurricane-maria-puerto-rico-trump-delayed-aid

[RichardColeman]

Is Biden still on the beach ? 

[Jingthing]

21 minutes ago, RichardColeman said:

Is Biden still on the beach ? 

He was there for the weekend. 

Rehoboth is very nice.

Not tacky like Mar y Lardo.

He's headed to Lake Tahoe on Friday.

It's August. 

Edited August 15, 2023 by Jingthing

[stevenl]

If there hadn't been the earlier statement and the already promised assistance he would have a point. But even then he is not the one to throw the first stone looking at his own disaster assistance.

[Bkk Brian]

Of course Trump had to make it political, he knew what was happening today with his indictments. At least he steered away from the pathetic conspiracy theories that have been circulating on twitter, oops, sorry X

 

Hawaii wildfires prompt conspiracy theories about directed energy weapons

Social media users are claiming lasers started the deadly wildfires that scorched a historic town in the US state of Hawaii in August 2023. But various images shared online are from other events, and there is no evidence that directed energy weapons are to blame for the flames

https://news.yahoo.com/hawaii-wildfires-prompt-conspiracy-theories-191759730.html

 

‘Disgusting’ conspiracy theories target Oprah and other celebrities after Maui fires

Baseless conspiracy theories blaming celebrity “elites” including Oprah Winfrey and Bill Gates for the Hawaii fires have been branded “irresponsible and disgusting”.

https://www.news.com.au/technology/online/social/disgusting-conspiracy-theories-target-oprah-and-other-celebrities-after-maui-fires/news-story/b6790549940f8c84d5f25191228214d9

 

[stevenl]

4 minutes ago, Bkk Brian said:

Of course Trump had to make it political, he knew what was happening today with his indictments. At least he steered away from the pathetic conspiracy theories that have been circulating on twitter, oops, sorry X

 

Hawaii wildfires prompt conspiracy theories about directed energy weapons

Social media users are claiming lasers started the deadly wildfires that scorched a historic town in the US state of Hawaii in August 2023. But various images shared online are from other events, and there is no evidence that directed energy weapons are to blame for the flames

https://news.yahoo.com/hawaii-wildfires-prompt-conspiracy-theories-191759730.html

 

‘Disgusting’ conspiracy theories target Oprah and other celebrities after Maui fires

Baseless conspiracy theories blaming celebrity “elites” including Oprah Winfrey and Bill Gates for the Hawaii fires have been branded “irresponsible and disgusting”.

https://www.news.com.au/technology/online/social/disgusting-conspiracy-theories-target-oprah-and-other-celebrities-after-maui-fires/news-story/b6790549940f8c84d5f25191228214d9

 

I'm afraid Collins is right.

"Writing on Twitter, NBC News reporter Ben Collins said the Maui fires were “a good example of how conspiracy culture cannot and should not be reasoned with”.

 

“There will be no come-to-Jesus moment on climate change or severe weather,” he said. “There will just be more people claiming Oprah or Biden used a direct energy weapon. That’s our future.”"

[neeray]

Trumpo is too stupid to just keep his mouth shut. Yes. I know that that is very difficult for him. Had he not been so stupid, he would have realized that by knocking Biden's swift, excellent and adequate response to Hawaii, he would be opening the door to be faulted for his grossly inadequate response to the Porta Rico hurricane disaster.

[rudi49jr]

3 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

Is Biden still on the beach ? 

If you want to talk presidents not doing their job and wasting their time:
 

Donald Trump Spent Almost A Year Playing Golf During Presidency

 

https://seattlemedium.com/donald-trump-spent-almost-a-year-playing-golf-during-presidency/#:~:text=President Donald Trump has spent,of any president in history.

[cjinchiangrai]

9 hours ago, ballpoint said:

Given which recent president was born there, I'm surprised Trump even acknowledges Hawaii is part of the US.

It is amazing that he knew it at all. I would have bet Chump would have written them off as foreigners like Puerto Rico.

[Tug]

5 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

Is Biden still on the beach ? 

Well I donno but at least he hasent cost the taxpayers 155 million hauling his big fat behind around on air force 1 to golf hummm?

[bendejo]

Sure Donnie, tell us about how generous and gracious you were to Puerto Rico after their hurricane disaster.

 

[candide]

Well, Trump had no such problem! He just needed to alter the map! 

https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/04/politics/donald-trump-hurricane-alabama-map/index.html

 

Edited August 15, 2023 by candide

[EVENKEEL]

Biden's an idiot, can't even put together a few words on his own when asked about the fire on Maui. What a loser.

[2baht]

We did'nt see you there with your hose, Donny boy! ????