Biden postpones trip to Germany and Angola to monitor Hurricane Milton
President Joe Biden is postponing a planned trip to Germany and Angola to stay at the White House to monitor Hurricane Milton, which is bearing down on Florida’s Gulf Coast
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Tuesday he is postponing a planned trip to Germany and Angola to stay at the White House to monitor Hurricane Milton, as it spins closer to Florida’s Gulf Coast.
“I just don’t think I can be out of the country at this time,” he said at the White House after senior members of the administration updated him on the storm and the government's preparations. Biden warned that Milton “could be one of the worst storms in 100 years to hit Florida,” and said he's working “to increase the size and presence” of the federal government's response.
He said people in the storm's path should heed local orders to evacuate and leave “now.”
“You should have already evacuated,” Biden said, seated with some of the officials who briefed him. “It’s a matter of life and death, and that’s not hyperbole. It's a matter of life and death."
