The White House's attempts to move past President Joe Biden's response to the Maui wildfires are running into a roadblock in the form of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA).
The president's decision to vacation amid the destruction, which has claimed the lives of 115 people, with hundreds more unaccounted for, led to GOP criticism that Biden had been derelict in addressing the crisis. Those criticisms were amplified when he appeared to respond"no comment" to a reporter's question about the death toll.Biden attempted to put the issue to rest by traveling to Hawaii last week, 13 days after the wildfires began.
No formal investigation on the wildfires has been announced, but McCarthy told reporters he is contemplating one for sometime after the House returns from recess in September. Part of that response was a one-time check of $700 to support victims'"immediate needs," but Republicans framed the aid, just one element of federal assistance, as a woefully insufficient"slap in the face." His decision to proceed with planned vacations in Rehoboth Beach and then Lake Tahoe provided Republicans with a useful split-screen.
“Jill and I are here to grieve with you but also want you to know the entire country is here for you,” he said at a community center in Lahaina, a historic town wiped out by the wildfires.
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