'We're not going to leave': Biden pledges robust federal help to Western KY after tornadoes [View all]

MAYFIELD -- President Joe Biden told Kentucky communities Wednesday that the federal government would be providing assistance until they recover from tornadoes that damaged or destroyed more than a thousand homes and buildings in the state.

“We’re not leaving. We’re not going to leave. I promise you, the federal government is going to be involved until this gets rebuilt,” Biden said in Mayfield after he surveyed storm damage. “Not just here, but particularly here, but also the other states as well.”

Biden told residents of Dawson Springs later in the day: “We’re going to get every single thing you need.”

Mayfield was the president’s first stop in Kentucky after arriving at Fort Campbell. Hundreds of people came downtown to witness Biden’s visit, most standing in solemn silence and many with their phones out to capture a glimpse of the president.

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