The White House on Monday defended President Biden’s handling of the deadliest wildfire in modern U.S. history, rejecting criticism that he was silent about the devastation in Hawaii while he was on vacation at his Delaware beach home over the weekend.
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White House defends Biden’s actions after criticism over Maui response
Conservatives have seized on the president’s lack of comments over the weekend on the loss of life from wildfires to paint him as uncaring
Updated August 14, 2023 at 7:47 p.m. EDT|Published August 14, 2023 at 7:21 p.m. EDT