US President Joe Biden speaks on Hurricane Milton in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024. Biden is postponing a planned trip to Germany and Angola to focus on the response to Hurricane Milton, the second major storm in two weeks to impact the US southeast, as he seeks to assure Americans the federal government is mobilizing resources to help those in its path. Photographer: Ron Sachs/CNP/Bloomberg via Getty Images