His late and reserved response is not going down well.
On August 9th when the video of the fires had burst onto TV screens everywhere, the president issued a brief statement offering "deepest condolences."On August 10th he spoke to veterans in Salt Lake City and said, "Our prayers are with the people of Hawaii." Since then, he's said he's "looking at it" as he rode his bike, and then a brief "no comment" from the beach.
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