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Biden Gives Briefing and Update On LA Fires

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Oh, here we go again. Just when you thought the bar for tone-deaf moments in leadership couldn’t get any lower, President Joe Biden found a way to drop it straight through the floor. During a meeting about the deadly Los Angeles County wildfires, Biden, sitting beside Vice President Kamala Harris, made the kind of quip that leaves you wondering if he even realizes he’s the president of the United States. Turning to California Governor Gavin Newsom, Biden said, “Fire away. No pun intended.”

Yes, you read that right. “Fire away,” in the middle of a crisis where thousands have lost homes, loved ones, and livelihoods to raging wildfires. If this wasn’t real life, you’d think it was a bad sketch comedy routine.

Now, let’s unpack this disaster of a comment. First, the timing couldn’t have been worse. People in California are grieving and angry, looking for answers and reassurance. Instead, they got an offhand remark that feels more suited for a casual dinner party than a discussion about a crisis. For a presidency that was supposed to bring “the adults back in the room,” moments like this are not just embarrassing—they’re outright infuriating.

And the hits don’t stop there. Biden followed up with the kind of empty platitude that has become his trademark: “It will all be over soon, folks.” That’s not what wildfire victims or first responders want to hear. They need concrete plans, immediate action, and real empathy—not hollow reassurances that sound more like a political soundbite than a genuine attempt to lead.

Of course, if Donald Trump had said something remotely similar, the outrage would have been deafening. Calls for impeachment would already be echoing through the halls of Congress. But Biden? He gets a pass—or at least, that’s the game the media and his defenders seem to be playing.

This isn’t just a one-off gaffe; it’s part of a broader pattern. Biden was once sold to the American public as an empathetic, unifying figure. But let’s be honest: that image was always more myth than reality. He’s been a political operator for decades, and his cranky, detached persona has been there all along. The problem is, in moments of crisis like this, the country can’t afford a president who’s out of touch, fumbling his words, and relying on a VP who inspires even less confidence than he does.

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