Summary
- White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre addresses questions about President Joe Biden’s and Vice President Kamala Harris’s handling of Hurricane Helene aftermath
- Biden was at his beach house and Harris at political fundraisers on the West Coast during the hurricane
- Jean-Pierre defends Biden, stating he directed his team to take action and had been in communication with governors and local officials
- Harris returned from fundraising events in California to visit FEMA headquarters for a briefing on the hurricane response