The White House announced a trip to the island next Monday, after the president faced criticism for not committing to a definitive date.
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will travel to the Hawaiian island of Maui in the wake of the deadly wildfires there on August 21, the White House has announced.
In a statement on Wednesday morning, the office of the president said he will go to the island on Monday to «meet with first responders, survivors, as well as federal, state, and local officials.»
It comes a day after Biden pledged that he would visit Hawaii «as soon as we can» to survey the ongoing recovery, but expressed caution about his presence disrupting those efforts.
