Biden and Harris step up public engagement about the dangers of Hurricane Milton

(CNN) — As Hurricane Milton barrels toward Florida, President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris have forcefully warned Americans multiple times on Wednesday about what the president is calling “the storm of the century.”“To the people of Florida and all affected states, we’ve got your back,” Biden said in remarks from the White House’s Roosevelt Room. “We’ve got your back, and Kamala and I will be there for as long as it takes to rescue, recover and rebuild.” He also denounced misinformation about the hurricane response efforts as “un-American.”Biden and Harris’ attempt to get out in front of this latest hurricane is a reflection of the severity of the storm, the misinformation about the federal response to Hurricane Helene that the administration is trying to combat — and a looming election that raises the stakes for a successful government response.Both leaders participated in and asked questions during a televised briefing with officials from the National Weather Service and Federal Emergency Management Agency — Biden in-person from the White House, and Harris joining remotely from New York, where she stayed overnight after participating in a series of interviews. The vice president later called into CNN and the Weather Channel for...