In preparation for Hurricane Milton‘s looming land, President Joe Biden is putting off an international trip this week.
President Biden is putting off his future trip to Germany and Angola in order to handle arrangements for and the response to Hurricane Milton, as well as the continuous Southeast Asian response to the effects of Hurricane Helene, according to Jean-Pierre in a statement on Tuesday night.
As Hurricane Helene tore through much of the Southeast, Biden received harsh criticism earlier this year for not being there. The leader finally left his Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, house and traveled to the Carolinas, Florida, and Georgia to study wind damage and meet with first responders and subjects of the crisis.
Republicans, led by former president Donald Trump, claim that Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris have n’t done enough to assist hurricane victims, making disaster response a crucial campaign issue a month away from Election Day. Trump has called it the “worst wind response in story” and urged voters, especially in swing state Georgia and North Carolina, to vote out Democrats next month.
In the interim, Harris has accused Trump of passing on false information about hurricane relief funds, particularly those aimed at illegal immigrants who use them, calling the claims “extraordinarily irresponsible.”
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Helene’s death toll is at least 230 people, and severe flooding is still impacting significant parts of North Carolina. Over the past two days, Hurricane Milton has been gaining strength, and it is currently expected to make landfall in western Florida.
” We’re going to continue to pre-position on the ground, and we’re going to help the communities whenever and wherever they need it.  , That is our commitment.  , That is our commitment to the folks who are going to be impacted”, Jean-Pierre told reporters at Monday’s White House press briefing. ” We’ve spoken with local and state officials in Florida, and we’re going to make sure we’re able to meet their needs in advance.”