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Biden met with anger from some Maui residents

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Biden visited Maui for the first time since the deadly wildfires. Some residents greeted his motorcade with signs that read "F*** Biden" or "It's too late."

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  1. Biden Crushes GOP Criticism Of Maui Wildfire Response As Trump Tries To Avoid Prison

    Headline from PoliticusUSA ·

  2. Biden to Travel to Hawaii to Survey Maui Wildfire Damage

    Headline from Wall Street Journal ·

  3. Bidens to Visit Locals, First Responders on Fire-Ravaged Maui

    Headline from Voice of America ·

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    Biden met with anger from some Maui residents

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  1. PoliticusUSA

    Biden Crushes GOP Criticism Of Maui Wildfire Response As Trump Tries To Avoid Prison (opens PoliticusUSA)

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    PoliticusUSA's feed description

    As Donald Trump is trying to avoid jail time, President Joe Biden is delivering a strong response to the victims of the Maui wildfires.

  2. Blaze Media

    DESPICABLE: Joe Biden vacations as Maui burns (opens Blaze Media)

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    Blaze Media's feed description

    Tragedy has struck Maui. While only a quarter of the wildfire burn area has been searched, at least 99 people have been confirmed dead from the wildfires that overtook the island. Hawaii authorities worry that the death toll of the deadliest U.S.

  3. News Nation Now

    Biden to visit Maui on Monday, faces criticism for wildfires response (opens News Nation Now)

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    News Nation Now's feed description

    Amid emergency operations, President Joe Biden is facing mounting criticism for his handling of the devastating wildfires in Hawaii.

  4. Wall Street Journal

    Biden to Travel to Hawaii to Survey Maui Wildfire Damage (opens Wall Street Journal)

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    Wall Street Journal's feed description

    The decision to visit to Maui comes as the president has faced criticism for his muted initial response to the disaster.

  5. Politico

    Biden to visit Maui on Monday as wildfire deaths continue to climb (opens Politico)

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    Politico's feed description

    Biden plans to meet with first responders and survivors, as well as federal, state and local officials while in Maui.

  6. CNN

    Opinion: After ‘no comment,’ Biden’s response to Maui will be key (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    President Joe Biden must respond to the Maui wildfires with federal support, broader public policy decisions and leadership, writes Julian Zelizer.

  7. Courthouse News Service

    Biden to visit Maui on Monday to view wildfire damage (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    Courthouse News Service's feed description

    The president and first lady will meet with first responders as the death toll continues to rise.

  8. 19FortyFive

    Maui Wildfires Update: 111 Deaths Confirmed As Joe Biden Confirms Visit (opens 19FortyFive)

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    19FortyFive's feed description

    President Joe Biden has announced his intention to travel to the area of the Maui fires in Hawaii as soon as possible to assess the recovery efforts in the aftermath of the deadliest wildfires in over a century to hit the United States.

  9. New York Post

    Biden says ‘No, not now’ when asked about Maui trip as fire death toll hits 111 (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    President Biden refused to comment Thursday on the wildfire tragedy in Maui as the death toll on the Hawaiian island climbed to 111.

  10. Washington Examiner

    Biden heads to Maui after wildfire response and vacation plans panned (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    President Joe Biden announced a trip to Hawaii after days of pressure, but political minefields still lay in his path.

  11. BizPac Review

    ‘We are suffering’: Maui residents slam Biden admin response to deadly wildfires (opens BizPac Review)

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    BizPac Review's feed description

    Residents are angry over the Biden administration’s response tothe Maui wildfires, according to The Washington Post. President Biden praised the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) response on […]

  12. Voice of America

    Bidens to Visit Locals, First Responders on Fire-Ravaged Maui (opens Voice of America)

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    Voice of America's feed description

    President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden are scheduled to visit Maui Monday to assess the impact of wildfires that reduced parts of Hawaii's second largest island to smoldering ash. VOA’s Arash Arabasadi has more on the devastation and how some residents are coping.

  13. WSVN Miami

    Biden to visit fire-ravaged Maui on Monday as search efforts continue - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    WSVN Miami's feed description

    (CNN) — President Joe Biden will journey Monday to fire-ravaged Maui to witness up close the devastation left by an inferno more than a week ago and assess

  14. WHDH Boston

    The Bidens will travel to Maui to meet with wildfire survivors and first responders - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WHDH Boston's feed description

    SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, California (AP) — President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden are traveling to Maui on Monday to comfort survivors of the devastating

  15. FOX 8 Cleveland

    Biden arrives in Maui to comfort wildfire survivors, emergency workers (opens FOX 8 Cleveland)

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    FOX 8 Cleveland's feed description

    President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden arrived in Maui on Monday to comfort survivors of the devastating wildfires that ripped through the western part of the Hawaiian island, as his adminis…

  16. ABC 11 Raleigh

    President Joe Biden arrives in Maui to meet with wildfire survivors, first responders (opens ABC 11 Raleigh)

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    ABC 11 Raleigh's feed description

    President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden arrived in Maui on Monday to comfort survivors of the devastating wildfires that ripped through the western part of the Hawaiian island, as his administration responds to the devastation whose full scope is still unknown.

  17. Local News 8

    ‘As long as it takes’: Biden vows support for fire-ravaged Maui as search efforts continue (opens Local News 8)

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    By Kevin Liptak, Nikki Carvajal and Jack Forrest, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden arrived in fire-ravaged Maui on Monday to witness the devastation left by an inferno more than a week ago and assess for himself a government response that some residents initially found lacking.

  18. France 24

    Biden heads to Hawaii to view damage, meet survivors (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    President Joe Biden departed for Hawaii on Monday to view the widespread damage from recent Maui wildfires, meet with survivors and fend off criticism that his government was too slow to respond to the…

  19. CNN

    Biden to visit fire-ravaged Maui on Monday as search efforts continue, with more than 800 people still missing (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    President Joe Biden will journey Monday to fire-ravaged Maui to witness up close the devastation left by an inferno more than a week ago and assess for himself a government response that some residents initially found lacking.

  20. NBC News

    Biden to meet with Maui residents and first responders after deadly wildfires (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    "I will do everything in my power to help Maui recover and rebuild from this tragedy," Biden said of the wildfires, which are the deadliest in modern U.S. history.

  21. New York Post

    Biden taking break from Lake Tahoe vacation at billionaire’s mansion to tour Maui wildfire damage (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    The president has faced criticism for declining to comment on the worst US wildfires in a century.

  22. New York Times

    Biden Visits Hawaii: Biden Heads to Maui to See Wildfire Devastation (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    The president and Jill Biden, the first lady, plan to meet with victims of the fires, emergency workers and other state officials. The death toll has reached 114 people and is expected to climb.

  23. NBC4 Washington

    Biden heads to Maui for an emotional day of meeting wildfire survivors and emergency workers (opens NBC4 Washington)

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    NBC4 Washington's feed description

    President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden are flying to Maui to comfort survivors of the wildfires that ripped through the western part of the Hawaiian island.

  24. Digital Journal

    Biden heading to Hawaii to view damage, meet survivors (opens Digital Journal)

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    Digital Journal's feed description

    Search and recovery team members check charred buildings and cars in the aftermath of the Maui wildfires in Lahaina - Copyright AFP/File Yuki IWAMURAPresident Joe Biden was heading to Hawaii on Monday to view the widespread damage from the recent Maui wildfires, meet with survivors and fend off poli…

  25. Bangor Daily News

    The Bidens will travel to Maui to meet with wildfire survivors and first responders (opens Bangor Daily News)

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    Bangor Daily News's feed description

    SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, California (AP) — President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden are traveling to Maui on Monday to comfort survivors of the devastating

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