It took Biden all of two weeks to visit Maui, and probably only because where he was vacationing in Reno was a whole lot closer to D.C. But, he’s visiting Florida within a few days? I wonder why?
Biden ups request to Congress for disaster aid before Florida trip to see Idalia damage
Hurricane Idalia and other recent natural disasters have drained the federal government’s relief funds faster than expected, the Biden administration said Friday in a request to Congress for more emergency money.
Three weeks after asking lawmakers to approve an additional $12 billion, the White House budget office said it now needs $16 billion.
The request came the day after President Joe Biden made a public appeal to Congress for the emergency funding while visiting the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Biden is heading to Florida on Saturday to tour damage from Hurricane Idalia. (snip)
The Biden administration requested an additional $12 billion in disaster relief funding for FEMA earlier this month as part of a larger $40 billion supplemental budget request that also includes $13 billion in emergency defense aid for Ukraine opposed by many Republicans.
So, why would Biden visit Florida so quickly, and take two weeks to visit Maui? There are 115 confirmed deaths in Maui, with hundreds still missing. The death toll from Idalia is, thank goodness, since so many did not evacuate, zero at this time. Lahaina is virtually wiped out. The damage is much less than anticipated in Florida. But, Biden wants to win Florida in 2024. It could be a toss-up state for him, and if DeSantis does win the GOP primaries, Biden can say he was there and helping out. Involved. For Maui, he knows Hawaii is in the bag. He’ll win it easily.
As far as the money goes, he’s happy to send way more money to Ukraine than American citizens, plus, it doesn’t mean that Maui and Florida will get those billions.
Also
If the Biden admin gave a shit, they'd explain that AF1 typically stops in Anchorage on the way back from Asia to refuel, so, this allows Joe to at least observe 9/11 early.
Of course, better scheduling would have gotten Biden back to DC early https://t.co/luswuSxwl8
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