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JaKsaa's avatar

Big difference between Biden as President and how Trump reacted to an emergency. Trump blames and causes a lot of disinformation and drama. Per Heather:

<<< At a fire station in Santa Monica, Biden stood beside Newsom and said: “We’re prepared to do anything and everything for as long as it takes to contain these fires.”>>>

This reminds me what happened with that cargo ship, the Dali, who (in March 2024) drove that old cargo ship right into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland. Biden knew that harbor's bridge was a main transportation route for commerce, and promised to get the accident fixed as a top priority.

In the aftermath, many pundits said it would be months before the Port of Baltimore would reopen. Less than three months after the disaster, the port was fully reopened.

Biden is a statesman.

Spellmon received guidance from President Joe Biden right at the beginning of the effort. "He called me early on the morning of March 26, and told me the top priority was to remove the wreckage from the Federal Navigation Channel and get it reopened," Spellmon said.

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Gregg  Scott's avatar

This is a great example of government -federal, state and local-, engineering and labor trades working in concert toward a common goal. I commend the crane operators and riggers especially, as there were many tricky picks involved in clearing those trusses from the river. Also, remember the laborers who died while maintaining the roadway. Si! se pueda!

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JDinTX's avatar

Remember and weep…

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