During a meeting Thursday near the site of the Florida condo
collapse, President Biden took a moment to highlight what he
considered to be a silver lining.
“You know what’s good about this?” Biden said during a
briefing with Gov. Ron DeSantis and other local leaders.
“We’re letting the nation know we can cooperate — and
when it’s really important.”
“We’re coming together. This is life and death,” he
continued.
“I just got back from 12 days in Europe. They wonder
whether we can do this. And you’re doing it. I mean, just the
simple act of everybody doing whatever needs to be done.
You know it really makes a difference.”
At least 18 people are dead and 145 people are still missing,
though as the rescue effort stretches on, hope that any more
will be found alive is fading. Biden, who spoke with families
of the missing for nearly three hours, acknowledged this point
during his trip.
First responders are remaining hopeful but also “very realistic,”
Biden noted.
"They know that the chances are, as each day goes by,
diminish slightly. But, at a minimum, they want to recover
the bodies," he said.
While many argued Biden meant well with his remark during
the meeting with local leaders, the comment has been criticized
by others as either ill timed or completely inappropriate.
No comments:
Post a Comment