WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 3: U.S. President Joe Biden speaks to the press as he prepares to board Maine One on the South Lawn of the White House on October 3, 2024 in Washington, DC. President Biden is traveling to Florida and Georgia in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, which after hitting Florida's Gulf Coast as a Category 4 hurricane, tore through Georgia and the Blue Ridge Mountains, causing landslides, road washouts, and widespread outages. (Photo by Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)