(Mark Pellin, Headline USA) After weeks of what was roundly ridiculed as a wholly offensive response to the deadly wildfires that destroyed Maui, President Joe Biden finally took a quick break from his perpetual vacationing to pay the island a passing visit and drop more insults.
While professing his administration’s support for survivors of the disaster that has already claimed at least 115 lives with upwards of 800 resident unaccounted for, Biden was torched for immediately making himself the focus of the tragedy.
“Biden brings up the death of his first wife and daughter in 1972 while speaking in Maui, where at least 850 people are still missing, and more than 100 have perished,” tweeted White House blacklisted correspondent Simon Ateba.
In his rush to empathize with Maui residents who have had their lives devastated and homes destroyed, Biden stretched a tall-tale into record fabulist proportions. “I almost lost my wife, my ’67 Corvette and my cat,” Biden claimed as he related his version of an electrical fire at his house.
“Joe Biden can relate to everyone who lost their homes in Maui because there was a small fire in his kitchen that was under control in 20 minutes,” tweeted conservative commentator Benny Johnson.
Biden tells Maui wildfire victims, "I don't want to compare difficulties, but…" then tells a made up story about losing his house to a fire.
According to a 2004 AP report, it was “a small fire…contained to the kitchen” that “was under control in 20 minutes.” pic.twitter.com/DNY0Tyatg7
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) August 22, 2023
Biden fared no better when he was trying to relate to Maui’s first responders, at one point cracking a tone-deaf quip about a rescue dog’s footwear. “You guys catch the boots out here? That’s a hot ground, man,” he guffawed.
JUST IN: Biden jokes how hot the ground is in Maui after a fire, killing hundreds. 🔥
“You guys catch the boots out here? That’s a hot ground, man,” he joked.
Over 100 dead (Locals say 480) & 800+ STILL missing. 😔 #GiantMurderWave #LiberalCorruption pic.twitter.com/e7kKkpy4Ej
— Erin Elizabeth Health Nut News 🙌 (@unhealthytruth) August 22, 2023
Given the callous commiserator-in-chief’s overall ugly response to Maui residents and their continued plight, the greeting Biden received for his visit was appropriately predictable.
“As Joe Biden finally arrives in Maui, he’s met by OUTRAGED locals holding signs that read: ‘You’re too late!’ and ‘Actions speak louder than words,'” Turning Point USA’s Charlie Kirk relayed. “Just brutal.”
Residents lined the streets to lob equal parts profanities and pleas for help, as Biden’s motorcade zipped the president and First Lady off to catch Air Force One and resume his luxury retreat in Lake Tahoe.
Biden heads to Maui almost two weeks after wildfires devastated the island.
He needed a vacation at the beach first — then he needed another vacation. Then, after his fly-by, he will resume vacation. pic.twitter.com/hrkm2MXkW7
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) August 21, 2023
“Biden does a hit-and-run visit to the site of the catastrophic Maui fire,” tweeted conservative podcaster Monica Crowley. “He’s a despicable ghoul.”
