Biden told Maui wildfire survivors that he can relate, citing a small fire he had in his kitchen in 2004

• President Joe Biden met with survivors of the Maui wildfires in Lahaina on Monday.
• He told the audience that he could relate to them because his house caught on fire in 2004.
• But according to news reports at the time, the blaze was small and contained to his kitchen.

When President Joe Biden met with survivors of the Maui wildfires on Monday, he told them that he could relate to them because he and First Lady Jill Biden knew what it was like to lose a home to a fire.