The Issue: President Biden again refusing to comment when asked about the wildfires in Hawaii.
The missteps of this president just keep mounting (“The Biden disaster,” Aug. 18).
I’m sure his “no comment” statements on the monumental tragedy in Hawaii hits hard with those who lost everything.
Is this really the person people want running this country? Maybe we should ask the people of East Palestine, as well.
“The Biden disaster” laid bare how lacking we truly are for a real leader. People are sick and tired of hearing about his nefarious son and speculating as to what part he played.
They are also sick of former President Donald Trump, who, while unfairly persecuted on some counts, has more or less been tainted in the eyes of most former supporters.
The people deserve better. It’s time to move on from this endless whirlpool of Biden/Trump. Time to cut the losses and move on to new candidates who have a vision for greatness.
Betsy Flor
Putnam Valley
Every president deals with a national disaster in their own way. President Biden chose “no comment” until he could assess the situation.
Trump, after assessing the situation in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria devastated the island, chose to throw paper towels.
Kathryn Ruskin
Boynton Beach, Fla.
Destroyed vehicles and buildings following a wildfire last week on Wednesday, August 16, 2023 in Lahaina, Hawaii. New York Post
When Trump was president and a crisis hit, he was on the scene to deal with the problem head-on.
Many Americans, apparently, were hardly paying attention.
As a matter of fact, when the 2020 presidential election came around, Biden overwhelmingly defeated Trump in Hawaii.
Overall, a majority of the people decided to put an idiot in the White House. And now we are all paying for it with high inflation, high food and energy prices and an open-border policy.
What Biden has shown is he has a knack for taking, but not for giving.
Nicholas Maffei
Yonkers
The reason Joe didn’t have a comment was because the people running this administration didn’t give him a card on what to say. Pretty sure he was told not to say anything without them giving him instructions.
Maybe the reporters could also ask him if he will at least wave to the people of East Palestine, Ohio, as Air Force One flies over them.
Bruce Collins
Middletown, NJ
Of course Biden said “no comment” when asked about Maui.
He didn’t have his minions around him to help him give even a rudimentary reply, nor did he have a teleprompter or notes on paper to refer to.
I look forward to the next year: Will he come out of his basement? What a sad commentary on our once-proud nation.
Lillian Marsano
Manhattan
Wow: FEMA is only giving $700 per household to Americans in Maui who just went through the most horrific time of their lives. This is a travesty.
Meanwhile, we’re giving another $24 billion for Ukraine, while illegal immigrants get phones, health care, housing and education. Can someone please explain how this is correct?
No wonder Biden runs from the press and will not answer questions.
This man and his administration are a total disgrace to our country and a laughingstock to the whole world.
I am not ashamed to be an American, but I am ashamed of the people currently running the country.
Jean Cole
Juno Beach, Fla.
For ages I thought Biden was the scarecrow character in the Wizard of Oz singing: “If I only had a brain.”
I was wrong. He’s the Tin Man, He doesn’t have a heart.
T. King
Manhattan
The best way to get help to Maui is to tell the Biden administration that there are illegal immigrants there that need food, housing, clothing and medical care. It will be amazing how quickly the administration would be willing to help.
It is very sad to see that this administration does not care about American citizens.
Charlie Yannelli
Barnegat, NJ
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