As Hawaiians fight for their lives to escape the deadly wildfires raging on Maui, President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris have decided not to visit the island because they do not want to “distract attention” from the relief efforts.
Even though at least 1,000 people remain unaccounted for and more than 2,000 acres of land, including 80 percent of the town of Lahaina on Maui, have been destroyed, neither Biden nor Harris will visit the devastated Hawaiian island.
“We don’t want to distract from the resources that need to go to the victims of this tragedy, and of course first responders need to be able to focus on this issue and not worry about them focusing on us [because] we’re here,” Harris told reporters.
Harris says this as if Americans want the corrupt, last-in-America Biden administration to show up and pretend they care.
“We are coordinating federal resources to get on site quickly and support the recovery effort, but just to support the people on the ground. It’s tragic,” Harris continued, adding that she and Biden are “deeply concerned” by the fires that have killed at least 55 people.
The situation is similar to when Biden refused to visit the site of a fatal train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, in February.
The president faced criticism from Republicans at the time over his decision to visit Ukraine ahead of East Palestine, where residents faced possible long-term hazardous health effects from the incident.
But now it makes sense. If you were a Democrat who illegally took millions of dollars from a corrupt country, you too would choose them over hardworking Americans whose lives are at risk.
Biden has been accused of repeatedly abandoning his domestic duties as US leader and continuing to give tax money to Ukraine as “aid.”
Earlier this week, Biden issued a federal disaster declaration for the Hawaiian island, triggering federal aid for affected areas through the release of food and water to support 5,000 people for five days.
Democratic Gov. Josh Green has warned that the death toll will rise significantly in the coming days as power, internet and communications outages caused by the fires impact rescue and relief efforts.
