Reporters attempted to get some straight answers out of President Joe Biden on Tuesday — particularly regarding the devastating Maui wildfires and the increasing death toll — but were once again met with little more than a clear view of Biden’s back.
Biden smiled and waved at reporters — who have been attempting to get answers from the White House about the response in Maui for days with little success — and then he turned on his heel and boarded Marine One.
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Biden again SMIRKS as he ignores reporters asking for comment on the rising death toll of the Maui wildfires pic.twitter.com/EYSkUM00e3
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) August 15, 2023
“The way Biden is acting makes me think Hunter took a secret Cessna to Hawaii, lit a match in a windstorm, and flew away,” Kate Hyde suggested via a post on X.
The president is reportedly headed first to Wisconsin for remarks about the economy, after which he is expected to visit Camp David for a summit with leaders from Japan and…