On Monday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Chris Jansing Reports,” host Chris Jansing noted that President Joe Biden went days without mentioning the fires in Hawaii even as the response has been criticized for being slow and compared Biden’s response to then-President George W. Bush praising then-FEMA Director Michael Brown during Hurricane Katrina.
Jansing said, “President Biden heads to Hawaii, where he will meet with traumatized residents, even as his personal response to the tragedy, as well as the administration’s as a whole, has come under some pretty heavy criticism. After the President addressed the wildfires back on August 10, it was another five days before he ever even mentioned them again. That’s despite being asked about the fires at least twice while vacationing in Delaware, he refused to comment both times. On the ground in Hawaii, frustration over what’s been described as a painstakingly slow response and recovery has evolved into anger at the…