Locals chanted “Go home, Joe” and criticized the lack of assistance to those affected by the bushfires.
The United States, the protesters pointed out, is allocating billions of dollars to Ukraine and its citizens in a one-time payment of $700 per household.
Recall that the fires in Hawaii in the first half of August were the deadliest in the United States in a century. The damage from them is estimated at 6 billion dollars. The fire destroyed 2.2 thousand buildings, 500 buildings were damaged.
More than 100 people became victims of the elements, more than a thousand are reported missing. Some residents managed to evacuate, but many learned of the impending danger not from the authorities, but only when they saw the looming wall of fire and smoke.