President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will touch down in Maui on Monday as the search goes on for more than 1,000 people left missing and unaccounted for nearly two weeks since wildfires devastated the Hawaii island.
Biden will pause his vacation in Lake Tahoe to fly from Reno, Nevada, to Maui, where he and first lady Jill Biden will take a helicopter tour of the burned-out areas, Reuters reports.
The White House said the president and first lady will also be on the ground to meet with survivors, first responders and emergency personnel to offer comfort and material aid.
State and local officials will also be reassured the entire nation stands with Hawaii during its time of grief and recovery from the cataclysmic event.
This is despite the president receiving wide criticism for saying survivors of the Maui fires would receive “a one-time $700 payment per household.”
