Criswell [FEMA administrator, White House press conference]: I was not there [Maui] during the response, so I would be out of line to assess how they responded during the time, because I did not experience what they were experiencing.
Jean-Pierre went way out of her way to avoid answering if Biden would be staying in Washington this weekend; reporter just mentioned his schedule has him back at Rehoboth Beach.
Jean-Pierre: We are hosting Governor Hochul today here at the White House to continue our close collaboration, and to underscore all the ways in which this administration has supported communities who are hosting asylum seekers, and ways we are working together to increase access to work authorization.
[in New York, work authorization will allow the illegals to vote in thirty days]