Will Maui Be Biden’s Katrina Moment?

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Will Maui Be Biden’s Katrina Moment?

As the results of catastrophic wildfires continue to devastate Maui, residents report looting and armed robberies due to lack of supplies and government response. Locals feel abandoned and desperate, resorting to theft amid limited access to necessities like water and food. Some understand the thieves' desperation while others criticize the actions.

More from the New York Post:

Hawaii State Senator Angus McKelvey echoed that there was a disconnect between reports and the reality in Maui, as he slammed the lack of a coordinated government response.

“I’ve not heard from FEMA. I’ve not seen a FEMA person. None of my counterparts are – and a lot of people whose community hasn’t seen them at all,” McKelvey told NewsNation Now Monday.

The state senator said he was “not actually” satisfied with the federal aid, and called on officials to coordinate directly with local leaders to deliver the aid that’s needed for those displaced and injured by the wildfires.

“We need immediate housing,” McKelvey. “There’s money, how do we get money, the banks are all burned, destroyed, people don’t have credit cards and IDs.

“So there’s going to be a challenge in getting, so we need FEMA to be here on Maui.”

Maui residents have organized their relief efforts due to perceived government inaction, emphasizing the need for better leadership and coordination to address the crisis.

President Biden’s “no comment” response and lack of FEMA support have many questioning the phony “Middle Class Joe” image.

From Ben Whedon of Just the News:

His Maui response even has evoked comparisons to the public relations disaster that President George W. Bush faced in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, and it came after several weeks of negative coverage of a brewing ethics scandal in his family that led Friday to the appointment of a Special Counsel.
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Video footage has shown the ruins of the town, with virtually every building and tree completely scorched.

As the island struggled to mount a response to the blazes, Biden spent his weekend in Rehoboth, Del., on vacation. Facing reporter questions on the wildfires, Biden merely offered a pointed "no comment."

The remark drew intense criticism from the political right, with Republican lawmakers such as Senator Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) expressing the hope that Americans would begin "really evaluating Joe Biden for the corrupt, diminished individual that he certainly is."

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