President Biden is in Kentucky on Wednesday, surveying the damage from last weekend’s tornadoes and other extreme weather that left a path of death and destruction through the state.
The president spoke with Gov. Andy Beshear upon arriving at Fort Campbell in Kentucky.Biden then received a storm briefing at an airport in Mayfield, Kentucky. The president, who was joined by Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, told state and local leaders “to don’t hesitate to ask for anything” from the federal government.
The president took an aerial tour of damage in Mayfield, followed by a ground tour through roads lined with destruction. At one point during his walk through the damage, Biden according to a pool report bowed his head in prayer with three of the local officials who were accompanying the president.
After his stop in Mayfield, Biden headed to survey damage in Dawson Springs, Kentucky, which was also hard hit by tornadoes.Earlier, Biden tweeted that “I’m in Kentucky today to meet with local leaders and to survey the damage from the tornadoes and extreme weather,” the president tweeted. “It will take all of us, working together, to recover and begin rebuilding and we are committed to providing whatever support is needed for however long it takes.”
