The White House announced Wednesday that President Joe Biden was scheduled to visit Maui after former President Donald Trump criticized him for smiling and saying, “No comment,” when asked about the rising death toll from the wildfires there last week.
On Monday morning, a reporter asked Biden if he had a comment about the rising death toll, to which he smiled and responded, “No, no comment.”
At the time, Biden was returning to the White House after spending two days at his beach home in Rehoboth, Delaware.
“Any comment on the rising death toll in Maui?”
BIDEN: “No. No comment.” pic.twitter.com/oORpRuLUpz
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) August 14, 2023
Trump released a video later that day criticizing Biden.
“To say no comment is oftentimes fine but to be smiling when you say it, especially against such a tragedy as this, is absolutely horrible and unacceptable,” Trump said.
“It is a disgraceful thing that Joe Biden refuses to help or comment on the tragedy…
