The president has faced criticism for declining to comment on the worst US wildfires in a century.
“I campaigned for you,” . “Now, when I lose dozens of my friends, family, and neighbors. This?”
American presidents are expected to offer words of support and consolation during tragedies and a perceived failure to commiserate with victims can have political consequences — as occurred following Hurricane Katrina in 2005, when President George W. Bush faced scathing criticism for praising FEMA’s response despite widespread public outrage.
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