Moment Joe Biden tells Kamala Harris ‘fire away… no pun intended’ in live update on LA wildfires as death toll hits 6
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THIS is the moment President Joe Biden told Kamala Harris "fire away... no pun intended" during a press conference on LA's deadly wildfires. The poor remark has left many shaking their heads as the death toll hit six and 70,000 people have fled their homes in the City of Angels.
![[President Joe Biden made a tone-deaf joke in a live update on the deadly LA fires]](https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/01/Screenshot-2025-01-09-at-22.46.25.png?strip=all&w=960)
As he handed the mic to Vice President Kamala Harris, the US President said: "Fire away… no pun intended.". Harris, seated next to Biden, was seen laughing, sparking further backlash online as viewers slammed the comment as "tone deaf". “Two of the most useless people ever birthed sitting next to each other. Quite an achievement,” one furious user wrote on social media.
![[Kamala Harris could be seen laughing as Biden said 'fire away... no pun intended']](https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/01/image_8d2f40.png?strip=all&w=960)
The president’s ill-timed quip comes as wildfires rage across Los Angeles, leaving neighborhoods in ruins and even forcing celebrities to evacuate their multimillion-dollar mansions. Firefighters are battling the inferno with dangerously low water supplies, while terrified locals record their hometowns burning.
![[The Palisades Fire ravages a neighborhood amid high winds in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)]](https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/01/California_Wildfires_Photo_Gallery_30281-5d418jpg-JS962268338.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
It comes as... For the thousands who have lost everything, Biden’s gaffe has only added insult to injury. But this isn’t Biden’s first blunder during the LA fire crisis. Earlier this week, he awkwardly pivoted to personal news after a grim update on the Palisades wildfires.
![[Flames engulf a structure as the Eaton Fire burns in Pasadena, California, U.S. January 7, 2025. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY]](https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/01/RTRMADP_CALIFORNIA-WILDFIRES_1771495655_RC2G5CAZRRGX_2025-01-08T060051Zjpg-JS962284833.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
"The good news is, I'm a great-grandfather as of today," Biden announced at a Santa Monica fire station, adding, "I'll remember this day for a lot of reasons.". The president’s celebration of his great-grandson, William Brannon Neal IV, came right after addressing the devastation.
