White House claims Biden ‘didn’t hear’ question on Maui wildfires before answering ‘No comment’ The White House changed its tune following backlash over President Biden responding “No comment” earlier this month to a question about the deadly wildfires on Maui.
Deputy White House press secretary Olivia Dalton told the New York Times on Thursday that Biden, 80, “didn’t hear the question” while stepping into a vehicle during his family vacation in Rehoboth Beach, Del., on Aug. 13.
“He absolutely didn’t say ‘No comment’ in relation to Maui,” she told the outlet. “And in fact, he had already spoken to the nation about Maui at that point, in addition to being in daily contact with senior staff, FEMA and state officials as he marshaled a whole-of-government response to the fires.”
The Times did not clarify to what question the president believed he was responding, nor did Dalton explain why Biden did not simply indicate he hadn’t heard the reporter’s question as opposed to making the blanket “No comment” response.
https://nypost.com/2023/08/25/white-house-says-biden-didnt-hear-question-on-maui-wildfires-before-answering-no-comment/So, as usual:
