Joe Biden warned there is “no real intelligence to deny the climate crisis” as he toured damage in Florida left behind after Hurricane Idalia.
While speaking to reporters, Biden highlighted the recent weather events, saying, “Nobody can deny the impact of [the] climate crisis. There’s no real intelligence to deny the impacts of the climate crisis anymore.”
“Just look around the nation and the world for that matter. Historic floods, intense drought, extreme heat, deadly wildfires … that cause serious damage like you’ve never seen before,” he added.
Biden traveled to Florida to survey damage from the category three storm, and meet with personnel leading the response and recovery efforts,
“These crises are affecting more and more Americans. And every American rightly expects [Federal Emergency Management Agency] to show up when they’re needed and to help in a disaster,” Biden said.
“So I’m calling on the United States Congress, Democrats, and Republicans, to ensure the funding is there to deal with the immediate crises, as well as our long-term commitments to the safety and security of the American people.”
Earlier this week, Biden declared the government is “gonna need a whole hell of a lot more money” to fight “climate change” during a recent speech this week.
“We’re in a situation where, you know, uh. We’re, uh. How can I say it? There’s still some deniers out there, in terms of whether or not climate change has anything to do with any of this,” Biden said.
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Biden, who faced backlash for his slow and lackluster response to the wildfires in Maui, claimed, “We’re going to need a whole hell of a lot more money to deal with emergency appropriations.”
Earlier this year, climate envoy John Kerry said he simply does not understand why people question White House climate policies.
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