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Biden gets on-the-ground look at devastation from Kentucky tornado

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At a storm briefing in Mayfield, Kentucky, with local leaders, the President expressed shock at some of the images he saw during his aerial tour of the area, pledging the full force of the federal government to help rebuilding and recovery efforts.

Biden said he was “amazed” at the way the community has come together in the wake of the storm.

“People just come out of nowhere to help as a community, and that’s what it’s supposed to be. That’s what America’s supposed to be. There’s no red tornadoes or blue tornadoes. There’s no red states or blue states when this stuff starts to happen. And I think, at least it my experience, it either brings people together or really knocks them apart,” he said.

The President also underscored to the local leaders that the federal government was there to help in the immediate aftermath, but would also be there further into rebuilding efforts.

“I just want you to know — I’m driving the governor crazy calling him all the time — but there may be things available that would be helpful six weeks, six months from now that you’re unaware of. And so we’re — I’ve instructed my team to make you all aware of everything that is available from a federal level,” Biden said, later telling the group, “Don’t hesitate to ask for anything.”

Biden said at the briefing that he was “here to listen.”

“I think the vast majority of Americans know what you’ve been through just (by) looking on television. It has been incredible. Your colleagues talk about it — they’ve seen it, they say, ‘Holy gosh, what’s going on?'” the President said.

Earlier Wednesday morning, Air Force One arrived in Fort Campbell, Kentucky, where Biden was greeted by Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Deanne Criswell and other top advisers are accompanying Biden on the trip.

Along with the stop in Mayfield, Biden will also visit Dawson Springs to survey storm damage and deliver remarks.

At least 88 people were killed in the storms that hit parts of the Midwest and the South over the weekend, including at least 74 in Kentucky, according to Beshear. More than 100 individuals in Kentucky are still missing.

Michael Dossett, director of Kentucky Emergency Management, said on Tuesday that there are still 18,500 power outages.

Late Monday, Biden approved disaster declarations for Tennessee and Illinois, and had previously approved a major disaster declaration for Kentucky.

The White House said the Kentucky congressional delegation, which has only one Democrat, was invited to travel with the President. But Kentucky Republican Rep. James Comer, who represents areas that have been devastated by the recent extreme weather, was the only member of Congress listed traveling with the President aboard Air Force One on Wednesday morning.

Asked if it was difficult for Biden to prepare to visit a conservative-leaning area, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said on Tuesday that the President looks at the victims “as human beings, not as people who have partisan affiliations.”

“I wouldn’t say it’s hard to prepare, I would say the President just wants to send a clear message and stand by people in these communities as they’re going through this difficult time,” she said.

FEMA, she said, has sent “dozens of generators” to help with recovery efforts in Kentucky, “along with 135,000 … liters of water, 74,000 meals and thousands of cots.” Federal assistance also included blankets, kits for infants and toddlers, and “pandemic shelter kits.”

Additionally, FEMA has deployed urban search and rescue teams as well as assistance teams to help storm victims register for assistance. US Army Corps of Engineers personnel are assisting with debris removal, among infrastructure assessment and power restoration support, Psaki added.

Beshear said earlier Tuesday that 568 National Guard troops are helping with post-tornado efforts in Kentucky, including 79 performing search and extraction and fatality search and retrieval, 52 clearing routes in support of the Department of Forestry, 74 military police and air security forces on law enforcement augmentation and 111 working traffic control points.

CNN’s Jennifer Henderson contributed to this report.



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