Locals Lash Out Against Biden’s Visit to Maui After Deadly Wildfires: ‘I Don’t Want Him Here’
Hawaiian residents are saying they don’t want Joe Biden to visit them on Monday as the president continues to face backlash this week for appearing aloof following the state’s largest natural disaster.
With pressure mounting for him to visit and discuss the federal government’s response to the Maui wildfires, Biden announced Wednesday that he would visit the devastated island come Monday, much to the dissatisfaction of some island residents.
“I don’t want him here,” Jay Awan, of Lahaina, told The Post Wednesday. “He’s just coming to Maui to look good in front of the cameras.”
Awan, 45, a cook and tiki carver, said nothing would be gained from the 80-year-old president’s visit, as his town, a once-popular resort area, has been “burned to the ground.”
He noted that even after reconstruction, which officials estimated would cost around $6 billion, the beloved island would never return to its former glory. (Read more from “Locals Lash Out Against Biden’s Visit to Maui After Deadly Wildfires: ‘I Don’t Want Him Here’” HERE)
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