Hawaiians are livid at President Joe Biden, who finally showed up to Maui two weeks after wildfires ravaged Lahaina, killing 114 and leaving over 850 missing – only to crack inappropriate jokes and lie about his wife ‘almost’ dying in a fire.
“You guys catch the boots out here? That’s a hot ground, man,” Biden joked.
JUST IN: President Biden jokes about how hot the ground is in Maui after a fire ripped through, killing hundreds.
“You guys catch the boots out here? That’s a hot ground, man,” he joked.
Despite media reports of roughly 100 deaths from the fires, locals estimate that at least… pic.twitter.com/mRlVuN9kns
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At another point, Biden told the Mayor of Maui County: “You look like you played defensive tackle for, I don’t know who, but somebody good,” before calling the wildfires a “national travedy.”