President Joe Biden will see the 'complete and utter devastation' from the Maui wildfires when he visits Monday, FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell said on 'This Week'
FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell answers questions during the daily press briefing at the White House on August 16, 2023 in Washington, DC.i when he visits Monday but also offer a sense of "hope," Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Deanne Criswell said Sunday.
"I think the biggest thing is, he's going to be able to see what I saw when I went to Maui last week and just really experience the complete and utter devastation that this town had experienced," Criswell told ABC "This Week" co-anchor Jonathan Karl, referring to Lahaina, a town on the island
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