Biden tells Maui wildfire victims, “I don’t want to compare difficulties, but…” then tells a made up story about losing his house to a fire.
“Jill and I have a little sense of what it’s like to lose a home” and then tells the story of when lightning struck his house in 2004 and says “I almost lost my ’67 corvette and my cat.” stated the President as he blankly stared at a Maui audience who just lost EVERYTHING.
According to a 2004 AP report, it was “a small fire…contained to the kitchen” that “was under control in 20 minutes.”
Biden says "Jill and I have a little sense of what it's like to lose a home" and then tells the story of when lightning struck his house in 2004 and says "I almost lost my '67 corvette and my cat."
According to a report from the time, the lighting strike caused "a small fire… pic.twitter.com/V8IBfoZuEW
— Greg Price (@greg_price11) August 22, 2023