Its not going to be one hit and its over.
This is going to take a hell of a long time.
Its going to cost a helluva a lot of money, Biden said from the Oval Office.
Joe Biden speaks on Monday.Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images
This is the United States of America, and weve got to do it.
Biden was on a video conference with Gov.
Roy Cooper (D-NC) and emergency response officials.
Before a reporter even finished a question on the topic, Biden said, Hes lying.
Let me get this straight.
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Biden was right.
I dont know why he does this.
He implies that we are not doing everything possible.
Biden said that water and other goods would need to be brought in to devastated areas for weeks.
He said that the water system in Asheville was completely down.
Getting water in here on a sustained basis is going to be critical, Biden said.
We are discussing the strategies to continue those efforts and to surge those efforts.
This is an historic storm.
Theyve never seen anything like this before, Biden said.
His focus on the hurricanes impact this week likely will focus media attention on the tragic scenes.
Kamala Harris was briefed on recovery efforts last night, and plans to attend a briefing later this afternoon.
