Biden defends staying at beach as Hurricane Helene struck Southeast

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President Joe Biden defended being at Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, as Hurricane Helene left a path of destruction in its wake across the country’s Southeast.

After addressing the nation regarding what he described as a “history-making” hurricane, which has killed 115 people across six states since making landfall last Thursday, Biden was asked why neither he nor Vice President Kamala Harris was at the White House last weekend “commanding” the federal response.

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