WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 1: U.S. President Joe Biden meets with members of his cabinet as they meet about the ongoing response efforts to Hurricane Helene in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on October 1, 2024 in Washington, DC. President Biden will travel to North and South Carolina this week 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)

US President Joe Biden speaks during a briefing on Hurricane Helene response and recovery efforts, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on October 1, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

US President Joe Biden speaks alongside Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg (L) and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas (R) during a briefing on Hurricane Helene response and recovery efforts, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on October 1, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 1: U.S. President Joe Biden meets with members of his cabinet as they meet about the ongoing response efforts to Hurricane Helene in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on October 1, 2024 in Washington, DC. President Biden will travel to North and South Carolina this week 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)

WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 1: U.S. President Joe Biden meets with members of his cabinet as they meet about the ongoing response efforts to Hurricane Helene in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on October 1, 2024 in Washington, DC. President Biden will travel to North and South Carolina this week 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)

US President Joe Biden speaks during a briefing on Hurricane Helene response and recovery efforts, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on October 1, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

US President Joe Biden speaks alongside Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg (L) and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas (R) during a briefing on Hurricane Helene response and recovery efforts, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on October 1, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

US President Joe Biden speaks during a briefing on Hurricane Helene response and recovery efforts, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on October 1, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)