residents of maui are not taking kindly to biden s visit taking to the streets to protest his presidential motorcade with some holding signs, you are late, and go, home, joe. he did serve as emphasize her and chief after five days of being mostly silent on the issue publicly. if you notice president you know how much he cares about people. his empathy, his stories, the way he connects with voters and he has empathy and connections with voters that press and easy finance do not fully give him enough credit for. today will be an opportunity for the president and all i see the disaster firsthand, but they try to provide that signature empathy that he has been known for in his political light. i m going to throw up through my eyeballs. jesse, i am sorry, all of the
government will indeed be on scene. the president in a statement saying, quote, i will do everything in my power to help maui recover. and rebuild from this tragedy. and throughout our efforts, we are focused on respecting sacred lands, cultures, and traditions. the president could hear some criticism of the federal response. some local residents have been saying that they felt the federal response was too slow. the president also faced criticism from republicans for the nearly five days of silence on this matter while he was at his rehoboth beach delaware home. but most importantly, today will be an opportunity for the president to display that signature empathy, that while it may have been missing for a handful of days last week, it has been a hallmark of his political life and of his presidency as well. certainly a moment for him to present that front today. a needed moment. jeremy diamond for us there at the white house. thank you. coming up, post-tropical cyclone hilary slammi
including military members of the coast guard, members of the u.s. army corps of engineers have been on the ground, billions of dollars already being disbursed to help residents there, but it will also be an opportunity for the president to display that signature empathy, that role of consoler in chief that has been a critical part of his political life and presidency. today the president will be able to tour some of the damage both from the air as he gets a helicopter tour of the island as he arrives in hawaii later today but also on the ground in lahaina where some of the worst devastation from these wildfires has been. the president is going to meet there with first responders, with local officials, he s also going to deliver remarks about the enduring federal response, the plans to stay there for the long term, and he will also meet privately with victims families, with survivors and with volunteers of this rescue effort. the president saying in a statement, quote, i will do every
dana, will be an opportunity for the president to not only see the disaster firsthand but also to try to provide that signature empathy he has been known for throughout his political life and presidency of playing that role of consoler in chief. he will get an aerial tour of disaster above the skies of hawaii and will land in lahaina where he will get a tour of the hard-hit area. the president is expected to meet with local and federal officials, first responders and also victims families and survivors of the disasters as people wait to see how much highever will the death toll get. we know there are still hundreds of people who are still missing. the president in terms of the pre viegd assurances of long-term support we expect him to announce that bob fenton the regional administrator for fema will be named the chief federal response coordinator to oversee this effort, a signal the white