The White House on Monday defended President Joe Biden's vacation amid the Hawaii wildfire disaster.
Biden spent last weekend in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, just days after returning from a weeklong vacation there, and this Friday, he will head to Lake Tahoe for a six-day stay. Meanwhile, the death toll from wildfires in Hawaii has climbed to 93."What is your response to critics who 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?" a reporter asked press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre.
"The president and the first lady have been very clear about offering their condolences in making sure that we continue this whole-of-government approach," she said."That is not going to stop. The president has also committed to being there for the government of Hawaii, the people of Maui, for as long as it takes."
Former President George W. Bush was widely criticized for his response to Hurricane Katrina in 2005, during which he initially stayed on vacation before touring New Orleans. Some have made the same criticisms of Biden. "The brushoff from a man whose campaign was centered on false premises of 'empathy' and 'compassion' is as unsurprising as it is callous," Schneider continued.
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