Biden slammed for announcing granddaughter Naomi’s baby news during LA fire presser as viewers blast ‘shame on you’
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JOE Biden has been accused of making the devastating California wildfires "about himself" after announcing the birth of his first great-grandchild at a press conference covering the blazes. President Biden was appearing alongside California Governor Gavin Newsom as emergency services gave an update on the response to the catastrophic fires.
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Five people have died so far and 30,000 people have been evacuated in the wildfires which started in the west Los Angeles neighborhood of Pacific Palisades on Tuesday. During the press conference, Biden suddenly announced that he had become a great-grandfather after his granddaughter Naomi Biden gave birth to her first child.
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"But the good news is, I'm a great grandfather, as of today," he said, during the briefing at the Malibu fire station. First Lady Jill Biden later shared a picture of herself and the president holding their first great-grandchild. It comes as... "We are proud to introduce you to our great-grandson," she wrote on the official FLOTUS Instagram account."William Brannon Neal IV.".
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But Biden's decision to announce the birth at an emergency press conference instantly faced a backlash from many for being "tone-deaf". "Biden makes all tragedies about himself," one person wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter. "Read the room, Joe," a second wrote.
![[Five people have died so far in the wildfires that have ravaged the Los Angeles area]](https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/01/1000-homes-reportedly-burnt-fire-962423380.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
While a third referenced a countdown to the incoming Trump administration, writing simply, "12 more days.". Biden spoke about his grandaughter's pregnancy recently, telling USA Today, "I’m about to be a great-grandfather, Jesus God. But Naomi ... I’m going out to California. She’s due to have a cesarean on the 8th of January.".
