President Joe Biden waded through the aftermath of the wildfires in Maui where he appeared to joke about the “hot ground.”
The moment occurred on Monday as the president mingled with a first responder, prompting laughter from people nearby.
“You guys catch the boots out here? That’s a hot ground, man,” he joked.
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“You guys catch the boots out here? That’s a hot ground, man,” he joked.
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In another moment, the president addressed Maui’s wildfire victims, and he attempted to relate to them by citing a fire his home endured back in 2004.
“I don’t want to compare difficulties, but we have a little sense, Jill and I, what it’s like to lose a home,” he said.
Biden said that he…