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President Biden in Surfside to meet with families and first responders
- President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden arrived in Surfside, Florida, on today to visit with families and first responders near the site of a deadly condominium tower collapse.
- The president and first lady will offer comfort to families who are desperate for news of their loved ones, and they will thank first responders.
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology announced Wednesday that it has opened a federal investigation into the cause of the collapse.
Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said at a press conference Thursday morning that search-and-rescue operations at the site of the collapse have been halted due to concerns about the building’s stability.
Levine Cava told reporters that the halt is unconnected to Biden’s visit.“I want to stress that President Biden’s visit today will have no impact on what happens at the site, for the search-and-rescue operation will continue as soon as it is safe to do so,” Levine Cava said at the press conference.
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Re: President Biden in Surfside to meet with families and first responders
DeSantis's appearance with President Joe Biden in Miami Beach on today was noteworthy.
Both leaders stated the visit would be apolitical, and it certainly was. After all, Biden is there to mark one week since the deadly Surfside condo collapse.
The devastating structural failure, which so far has resulted in 18 confirmed deaths with another 145 people still unaccounted for, could become the deadliest non-intentional building collapse in American history. Not a place to play partisan politics.
Yet, it would have been just as easy for DeSantis to conveniently have something else on his schedule during Biden's visit, preventing him from being photographed with the Democratic president.
Instead, he joined a midday briefing alongside the President and even offered praise for Biden.
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Re: President Biden in Surfside to meet with families and first responders
President Biden and Dr Jill Biden are very compassionate people. I hope that Gov DeSantis sees this as a new beginning and that he’s more willing to work with Democrats in the future.
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