(The Guardian) Joe Biden visits Kentucky in aftermath of deadly floods
Joe Biden is visiting eastern Kentucky today to visit areas inundated and families devastated by the terrible flooding a week ago that killed dozens of people.
The US president is leaving his seaside residence at Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, for Dover air force base and thence on Air Force One this morning to Lexington, Kentucky.
The sobering trip is in stark contrast to celebrations for Democrats in Washington yesterday afternoon as the Senate passed the Inflation Reduction Act, the biggest hurdle on the way to getting the historic climate and health bill into law, and a much-needed fillip for the president.
On the trip today, Biden and first lady Jill Biden will be greeted by Kentucky’s Democratic governor Andy Beshear and his wife, Britainy Beshear.
According to the White House, the president will participate in a briefing on the response efforts to the recent flooding, with the event to be held at Marie Roberts elementary school in Lost Creek. Then the Bidens will visit families affected by the devastation from recent flooding and survey impacts and response efforts.
Joe Biden is expected to make public remarks as well as talking with relatives and officials in private, and he and the first lady will return to the White House this evening.
Karine Jean-Pierre will speak with reporters on board AF1 en route to Lexington this morning and we’ll bring you the highlights of the White House press secretary’s briefing.
Joe Biden is visiting eastern Kentucky today to visit areas inundated and families devastated by the terrible flooding a week ago that killed dozens of people.
The US president is leaving his seaside residence at Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, for Dover air force base and thence on Air Force One this morning to Lexington, Kentucky.
The sobering trip is in stark contrast to celebrations for Democrats in Washington yesterday afternoon as the Senate passed the Inflation Reduction Act, the biggest hurdle on the way to getting the historic climate and health bill into law, and a much-needed fillip for the president.
On the trip today, Biden and first lady Jill Biden will be greeted by Kentucky’s Democratic governor Andy Beshear and his wife, Britainy Beshear.
According to the White House, the president will participate in a briefing on the response efforts to the recent flooding, with the event to be held at Marie Roberts elementary school in Lost Creek. Then the Bidens will visit families affected by the devastation from recent flooding and survey impacts and response efforts.
Joe Biden is expected to make public remarks as well as talking with relatives and officials in private, and he and the first lady will return to the White House this evening.
Karine Jean-Pierre will speak with reporters on board AF1 en route to Lexington this morning and we’ll bring you the highlights of the White House press secretary’s briefing.
