Joe Biden muttered during a public update on the response to Hurricane Milton as he awkwardly ended the briefing with an attack on his predecessor and a joke about the war between Israel and Hamas.
The president told Donald Trump to “get a life” as he spent the brief briefing criticizing the former president and his allies for spreading disinformation about the federal government’s response to the concurrent storms.
“It’s strange,” Biden said of online claims that FEMA is only giving $750 in aid and will try to seize Americans’ land if they ask the government for help.
As the president wrapped up the briefing, he was asked if he had spoken to Trump.
‘Are you kidding me?’ The 81-year-old man laughed awkwardly.
President Joe Biden ended his brief news conference by updating the nation on the federal response to the hurricane, telling Donald Trump to “get a life” and urging the journalist to hold the former president accountable.
He then delivered a message to the former president: ‘Mr. “President Trump, former President Trump: get a man for life, help these people.”
As he began to leave the room, Biden stopped short and turned abruptly when asked if he plans to hold the 2024 Republican nominee accountable for spreading lies.
‘The public will hold him accountable. “The press better,” he said, pointing his finger at reporters, “hold him accountable because he knows the truth.”
When asked if he plans to talk to Trump, Biden said without turning around and when he was halfway out of the room: “No.”
Before that point, Biden made a very off-color joke when a reporter attempted to ask an off-topic question about the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas terrorists operating from Gaza.
‘What did Prime Minister Netanyahu tell you about his plans regarding retaliation?’ a journalist posed.
“He’s coming to help with the storm,” Biden responded.
A preliminary estimate suggests there are at least 10 deaths from Hurricane Milton after approximately 200 died in Hurricane Helene last week. Pictured: Search and rescue continues after Clearwater, Florida, was flooded after Hurricane Milton made landfall on Wednesday.
The Biden administration says Donald Trump and his allies are spreading “misinformation” about the federal government’s response to the storm that they say puts Americans at greater risk for not seeking help because of the claims.
The White House revealed that Biden spoke for 30 minutes with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about the conflict but did not share specific details of their conversation.
As reporters continue to press for answers about the ongoing conflict, Biden and his team focused on holding Thursday’s discussion of rescue, recovery and relief plans to deal with hurricanes Milton and Helene.
And the president wanted to make sure Americans don’t hear what Trump says about the federal response.
“Our fellow Americans are risking their lives to do this dangerous job and received – some are receiving death sentences (sic) yesterday as a result of the reckless, irresponsible and relentless misinformation and blatant lies that continue to flow,” Biden said in the appearance. mix the word ‘threats’ and ‘sanctions’.
“These lies are also harmful to those who need help most,” Biden added at Thursday’s briefing. ‘There are lives at stake. “People are in desperate situations.”
‘Have the decency to tell them the truth,’ he demanded of the former president.
Biden sarcastically said during his briefing on Thursday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will “come to help with the storm” after reporters attempted to ask the president about his conversations about the ongoing war with Hamas.