As President Joe Biden arrived in Kentucky on Wednesday to to survey tornado damage, he was reportedly greeted with chants of Let's Go Brandon from the assembled crowd.
Local reporter Austin Horn, of the Herald Leader, reported the news to Twitter.
Two “Let’s go Brandon”s from the crowd as Biden gets out pic.twitter.com/1syheIGQx0
— Austin Horn (@_AustinHorn) December 15, 2021
Tara McKelvey of the BBC reported this as well, noting that there were also Trump flags seen in the crowd.
I’m with the president in Mayfield. Looking at destruction. There is a Trump flag and when Biden got out of the motorcade someone called: “Let’s go, Brandon.” They said it twice. https://t.co/5RuLK62O2Q pic.twitter.com/XTWtXE6ASu
— Tara McKelvey (@Tara_Mckelvey) December 15, 2021
Horn reported that Biden stopped to pray with members of the community.
Biden stopped to link hands and pray with Graves County J-E, Mayfield Mayor, and President of the Council of Bishops of AME Church Anne Henning-Byfield.
— Austin Horn (@_AustinHorn) December 15, 2021
Hemming-Byfield led the prayer, said that she prayed for “restoration” in the community. pic.twitter.com/s4hdX0GuHk
Kentucky saw massive destruction when tornadoes touched down in several communities over the weekend. More than 80 are feared dead as a result of the storms.
Biden spoke with Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear after arriving at Fort Campbell, and was briefed on the storm in Mayfield, Kent. DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas was also on hand.
Horn reported that FEMA administrator Deanne Criswell offered a "commitment from the federal government" to help through the recovery effort.
Criswell said of the tornadoes over the weekend that storms like these are "going to be our new normal and the effects that we’re seeing from climate change are the crisis of our generation."
FEMA Administrator on deadly tornadoes: "This is going to be our new normal and the effects that we’re seeing from climate change are the crisis of our generation." pic.twitter.com/wNPUk0oS4d
— The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) December 13, 2021
Biden said that Delaware doesn't get storms like the tornadoes seen in Kentucky.
Biden says that in his native Delaware they got a lot of storms, “but nothing like we’ve seen with the tornado that came through here.”
— Austin Horn (@_AustinHorn) December 15, 2021
"Don't hesitate to ask for anything," Biden told local leaders.
Biden announced the visit on Twitter, and is slated to speak from the state on Wednesday afternoon.
I’m in Kentucky today to meet with local leaders and to survey the damage from the tornadoes and extreme weather. It will take all of us, working together, to recover and begin rebuilding — and we are committed to providing whatever support is needed for however long it takes.
— President Biden (@POTUS) December 15, 2021
As he left for Kentucky on Wednesday morning, Joe Biden briefly took questions from a gaggle of reporters on the White House lawn.
One reporter asked him to address his responsibility for the 800,000 COVID deaths that have occurred under his watch, and why he hasn't pressed China to be more transparent on the origins of the virus. He laughed and walked away.
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