#shorts On 8/14/2023, a reporter asked White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, ” Has the President been given any advice that he should not speak about Hawaii at this point? Because when he spoke the other day, he added that to planned remarks. The death toll has now roughly tripled. It’s now the worst in history. He had an opportunity — he could have stopped by to see us when he arrived back. Do you expect that he will have any kind of standalone comments about the new level of loss and devastation?

KJP: So, I — I could — you could expect to hear from the President on this issue. Clearly, it is something that is deeply concerning to him when it comes to the fi- — the wildfires that we have seen in Maui. That’s why we, again, had the Administrator here. That’s why she was on TV the last couple of days, talking — being on the ground, she can speak directly to this — right? — being on the ground —

Reporter: I’m asking about the President’s voice in this.

KJP: No, I — I — no, I just said you’ll — you’ll hear from the President on this. I don’t have anything to announce at this time.

other clips of this published longer video is here: https://youtu.be/RvKP1VJyPtM
Q: advice Biden should not speak about Hawaii? He could have stopped by to see us