The White House said that President Biden and his wife were 'praying' for the Maui wildfires victims a day after saying he had 'no comment' on the blaze.
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During Monday's press briefing, Jean-Pierre said the president and his wife were sending prayers to the victims of the Maui wildfires that leveled the town of Lahaina. "The president continues to stay closely engaged with his team and state and local officials to ensure a robust, whole-of-government response continues," she added.
In response to a request for comment, The White House pointed to positive comments from Hawaii Gov. Josh Green about the federal government's response on Sunday, who told MSNBC that he was"honored to have the president jump to it so fast." "Yesterday he received two updates from FEMA Administrator Criswell while she was on the ground. As Governor Green stressed yesterday, within six hours of receiving Hawaii’s request, President Biden signed a Major Disaster Declaration and ordered all available federal resources in the state to help with the response. Governor Green described this as having provided 'amazing support for recovery.
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